California House passes ban on open carry of loaded guns

Here are the strong arguments advanced against open carry. As usual, the arguments are about what might happen, not examples that they can point to of systematic problems.

"We think it's an accident waiting to happen," Amanda Wilcox, of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said of gun-toting protesters mixing with frightened citizens in public places.

Wilcox said that allowing firearms in public – recently such a demonstration occurred in downtown Sacramento – sends the wrong message to children. . . .

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