{"id":53374,"date":"2022-05-25T23:34:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T03:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=53374"},"modified":"2022-05-25T23:34:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T03:34:51","slug":"what-do-you-think-about-rep-spencer-roachs-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/05\/what-do-you-think-about-rep-spencer-roachs-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you think about Rep Spencer Roach&#8217;s comments???"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 2nd Amendment is the only permission slip I need to carry a gun. It\u2019s time to bring constitutional carry to Florida! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CDYBipRZh\">pic.twitter.com\/9CDYBipRZh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SpencerRoach (@SpencerRoachFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerRoachFL\/status\/1524736152531611651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\">United States<\/a>, the term&nbsp;constitutional carry, also called&nbsp;permitless carry,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a>&nbsp;unrestricted carry,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;Vermont carry,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_note-Bangor26Feb2015-3\">[3]<\/a>&nbsp;refers to the legal public carrying of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Handgun\">handgun<\/a>, either&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_carry_in_the_United_States\">openly<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concealed_carry_in_the_United_States\">concealed<\/a>, without a license or permit.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_note-Bangor26Feb2015-3\">[3]<\/a>&nbsp;The phrase does not typically refer to the unrestricted carrying of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Long_gun\">long gun<\/a>, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knife\">knife<\/a>, or other weapons. The scope and applicability of constitutional carry may vary by state.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phrase &#8220;constitutional carry&#8221; reflects the view that the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution\">Second Amendment<\/a>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Constitution\">U.S. Constitution<\/a>&nbsp;does not abide restrictions on gun rights, including the right to carry or bear arms.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_note-Handgun_Carry_Permits_Transform_a_Right_Into_a_Privilege_%E2%80%93_Reason_%E2%80%93_Jacob_Sullum-7\">[7]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_note-Constitutional_carry_isn't_a_fringe_policy_%E2%80%93_Washington_Examiner_%E2%80%93_Gabriella_Hoffman_reporting-8\">[8]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20150225\/kansas-permitless-carry-bill-to-receive-vote-tomorrow-on-senate-floor\">&#8220;Kansas: Permitless Carry Bill to Receive Vote Tomorrow on Senate Floor&#8221;<\/a>. NRA-ILA. February 25, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;February 27,&nbsp;2015.<\/em><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_ref-2\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Schiller, Henry J.; Matos, Miguel A.; Zielinski, Martin D.; Bailey, Kent R.; Hernandez, Matthew C.; Hamill, Mark E. (January 1, 2019).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalacs.org\/article\/S1072-7515(18)32074-X\/abstract\">&#8220;State Level Firearm Concealed-Carry Legislation and Rates of Homicide and Other Violent Crime&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;Journal of the American College of Surgeons.&nbsp;<strong>228<\/strong>&nbsp;(1): 1\u20138.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\">doi<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016%2Fj.jamcollsurg.2018.08.694\">10.1016\/j.jamcollsurg.2018.08.694<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/issn\/1072-7515\">1072-7515<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID_(identifier)\">PMID<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30359832\">30359832<\/a>.<\/em><\/li><li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_ref-Bangor26Feb2015_3-0\">Jump up to:<strong><em><sup>a<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_ref-Bangor26Feb2015_3-1\"><strong><em><sup>b<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_ref-Bangor26Feb2015_3-2\"><strong><em><sup>c<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2015\/02\/26\/news\/state\/maine-lawmaker-submits-constitutional-carry-bill\/\">&#8220;Maine lawmaker submits &#8216;Constitutional Carry&#8217; bill&#8221;<\/a>. Bangor Daily News. February 26, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;February 27,&nbsp;2015.<\/em><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_ref-4\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2010\/04\/16\/arizona-allow-concealed-weapons-permit\/\">&#8220;Arizona to allow concealed weapons without permit&#8221;<\/a>. Fox News. Associated Press. April 16, 2010. Retrieved&nbsp;February 27,&nbsp;2015.<\/em><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_ref-5\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Gehrke, Robert (February 24, 2011).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150227173926\/http:\/www.sltrib.com\/csp\/cms\/sites\/sltrib\/pages\/printerfriendly.csp?id=51308129\">&#8220;&#8216;Constitutional Carry&#8217; law stalls in committee&#8221;<\/a>. The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/csp\/cms\/sites\/sltrib\/pages\/printerfriendly.csp?id=51308129\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on February 27, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;February 27,&nbsp;2015.<\/em><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_ref-6\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<em>NRA-ILA.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20170802\/nra-advisory-notice-concerning-north-dakota-permitless-carry-law\">&#8220;NRA Advisory Notice Concerning North Dakota Permitless Carry Law&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved&nbsp;August 5,&nbsp;2017.<\/em><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_ref-Handgun_Carry_Permits_Transform_a_Right_Into_a_Privilege_%E2%80%93_Reason_%E2%80%93_Jacob_Sullum_7-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Sullum, Jacob.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2022\/03\/30\/handgun-carry-permits-transform-a-right-into-a-privilege\/\">&#8220;Handgun Carry Permits Transform a Right Into a Privilege&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;reason.com. Reason. Retrieved&nbsp;March 30,&nbsp;2022.<\/em><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_carry#cite_ref-Constitutional_carry_isn't_a_fringe_policy_%E2%80%93_Washington_Examiner_%E2%80%93_Gabriella_Hoffman_reporting_8-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Hoffman, Gabriella.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/faith-freedom-self-reliance\/constitutional-carry-isnt-a-fringe-policy\">&#8220;Constitutional carry isn&#8217;t a fringe policy&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;www.washingtonexaminer.com. Washington Examiner<em>. Retrieved&nbsp;<\/em><em>April 8,<\/em><em>&nbsp;202<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2nd Amendment is the only permission slip I need to carry a gun. It\u2019s time to bring constitutional carry to Florida! pic.twitter.com\/9CDYBipRZh &mdash; SpencerRoach (@SpencerRoachFL) May 12, 2022 In&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":53375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[1300],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53374"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53376,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53374\/revisions\/53376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}