Hidden Heat: Concealed carry in Kansas
The test
Journal-World Reporter Chad Lawhorn, left, receives instruction from Max Miller, a Lawrence police officer who also is a licensed firearms instructor, on Monday July 30, 2007 at the Fraternal Order of Police firing station near Lone Star Lake. An eight-hour training class is a prerequisite for carrying a concealed weapon in Kansas.
In the line of fire
A firsthand look at what it takes to carry a concealed weapon
We were talking about shooting a man. I mean we were really talking about it. It wasn’t just this idle, full-of-you-know-what, usually inappropriate chit-chat based on the flick you caught at the theater last weekend. Max Miller was telling us the ins and outs of shooting a guy.
The paperwork target
County’s application process cumbersome
This has been the hardest part. Buying a handgun was odd, but it wasn’t particularly hard. Taking a shooting test to qualify for a concealed handgun permit was a bit nerve-wracking, but at the end of the day it wasn’t anything to lose sleep over. But the paperwork - it’s always the paperwork that gets you.
Stephen Dickey, of Lawrence, fires a round out of his Browning .22 handgun Wednesday Jan. 9, 2008 at the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department's Community Building, 115 W. 11th St.
Community Building houses firing range
George Pisani leans against an old cafeteria-style table, stacked full of magazines like Gun Tests, Field & Stream and Shotgun News. A story is flowing among a group of guys about shooting wild boar at Clinton Lake. The quandary is whether a 9 millimeter will be a big enough weapon to handle the task at hand. No guarantees that it will is the general consensus.
State issues 10,000 permits
Miami County - home to Paola and Osawatomie - has the highest number of concealed carry permit holders per capita in Kansas. That’s among the details contained in statistics from the first year of operation of the state’s concealed carry program.
- Update: Concealed carry permit numbers through May June 8, 2008
- 2007 Concealed Carry Annual Report June 4, 2008
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eotw33 (anonymous) says…
Dumbest thing I've seen in a while from the ljworld. I hope our super high sunflower bills don't pay for this crap, we all know the steps
jumpin_catfish (anonymous) says…
Talkin' about beating a dead horse.
MandM (anonymous) says…
Good grief. How many stories do you have to do on the same subject?
mongo55 (anonymous) says…
Guns kill people. Forks made Rosie O'Donnell fat. This keyboard makes my fingers type stupid shi....stuff.
jimincountry (anonymous) says…
These stories are noteworthy and informative. Thanks Chad.
MandM (anonymous) says…
These stories "can" be informative if everything is researched correctly and presented fairly. Unfortunately, in my humble opinion both as a reader and a former News Director. This has really been over kill (sorry no pun intended) on the part of the LJW. The paper clearly has an agenda beyond educating and informing the public. Too much "opinion" has been added which harms the journalistic value of the stories.
mfowler (Matthew Fowler) says…
If you are not in law enforcement or the armed forces and you carry a gun, then you are a paranoid wimp.end of story.
vpete69 (anonymous) says…
The .22 has been used in more assassinations worldwide than any other caliber.
vpete69 (anonymous) says…
mfowler: If you think your emotions are going to protect you or your family from a life threatening situation, you live in a fantasy world. Stop reading so much Harry Potter.Would you still have the same view on CC if your daughter's name was Kelsey Smith?
ilikestuff (anonymous) says…
Matt,Your comment couldn't help but make me think of "The Motor City Madman". Enjoy!http://www.tednugent.com/hunting/sunrize/
HootyWho (anonymous) says…
don't like guns,,,don't own one, never willdon't know why folks feel the need to carry, but i will say this,my son in law has to make after hour calls in his business, and he does carry,
beatrice (anonymous) says…
Here is how some of the comments will go:guns = safety = tools = men's privates = name calling in general;We will hear from Robert Marble soon, and he will call those opposed to guns "bedwetting liberals;"I'll say I don't own and don't want to own a gun, but support others' right to own, and that I support the concept of training for all;Marion will misread my comments and call me bad names;"Guns don't kill people ... but they help;" etc., etc."Nazis ... Australia ... statistics and murder rates ... Obama will take your guns ... McCain will pander to NRA lobbyists;" etc., etc.,And it won't make one bit of difference. Somebody shot the horse. It is dead. Next.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
Concealed carry... what's that...?