There are reduced fee options for people who qualify and there are cheap guns available as well so no they don't HAVE to spend $1k, anyone who wants to carry a gun in public should demonstrate some commitment to it though and at least an initial proficiency
And yes I get the stupidity of throwing a hissy over needing an ID to vote and saying it infringes on that right while wanting so many restrictions on this, I support both though and find neither to be beyond what should be considered reasonable
Same.
The idea of our government is you have all the rights and liberties you want to have until those rights abridge the rights others. Meaning, you have every right to swing your fist around, but that right ends where it contacts a stranger's face.
That's how the vast majority of our laws are setup. Take example drunk driving. Perfectly legal....
WHAT humblepie??!?!? But drunk driving isn't legal ANYWHERE!!!
Wrong. If I have my vehicle on my land out in the boonies I can drive all the drunken donuts I want. No cop is going to stop me, arrest me, or throw me in jail. Nor could they legally. I can legally drink, drive, and do both on my own property so long as my actions aren't abridging the rights of others nor harming them.
Now if I want to drive while drunk on a public roadway with others? Yep. HIGHLY illegal. Because those actions recklessly endanger the lives of others once I've gone past the legal BAL (blood alcohol level). Even still, I can have a beer and go for a drive afterward legally. With 1 beer, BAL isn't high enough to impair anyone potentially while driving.
The same thing with guns. Pretty much unrestricted on private property as it should be. If I want to shoot as much as I want with whatever I want on my land so long as my actions aren't infringing upon others then who cares.
However, I have no problem with regulating the taking of arms in public places so long as I can do so if I prove myself responsible. Hence why I have no problems with CHLs at all. Just like a I need a drivers license to be on a public roadway, I don't mind requiring people to have a license to carry a gun in public.
But legislation that requires people register, which is basically licensing, for private ownership of a firearm in their own homes. I do not agree with. There are several aspects of the guns laws I agree with and several I don't. Those I've listed thus far are examples.