Parkland Father Outraged Over Kentucky Constitutional Carry Bill

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Rex Curry

Constitutional carry is, in a lot of ways, the “Holy Grail” for gun rights. These laws allow people to keep and bear arms according to their personal choice, not government regulation or permission. They get to decide if they want to carry or not.

With that in mind, I was thrilled to hear Kentucky was looking to join the constitutional carry club. Every state that passes such laws is another state that disproves the fearmongering.

Not everyone shared that sentiment, though.

A father whose daughter was killed in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting denounced Kentucky lawmakers on Friday for pushing through an open-carry bill that passed its first major hurdle on the anniversary of his daughter’s murder.

Fred Guttenberg, who has become a vocal supporter for gun control legislation following the death of his daughter, Jaime, told Newsweek the bill was a “major setback” and characterized it as a threat to public safety.

“This bill has nothing to do with public safety and is simply going to make it easier to sell more guns,” Guttenberg said. “Shame on the legislators who have given up on their responsibility to defend the right to life of Kentucky citizens and …Read the Rest

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