Wooden shoes banned, but guns OK

mdoneil says:

Re:Concealed weapons…
In Florida the legislature has reserved to the state the right to regulate carrying firearms. This precludes the cities and counties from enacting any law that would conflict or diminish the right to carry a firearm.
This is why city and county libraries in Florida cannot bar patrons from lawfully carrying a weapon.

I assume the situation is the same in Michigan. It really makes sense to leave the rulemaking to the state as the hodgepodge of different laws and regulations from city to city or county to county would be a nightmare for those legally carrying firearms.

I certainly don’t want anyone locking their firearm up in the library, I would rather they carry it with them. If one locks it up the risk of improper or accidental use is much greater than if they leave it securely holstered and concealed in the library. Removing it from the holster, placing it in the lockbox, and collecting and reholstering the firearm when the patron leaves introduces four more instances of handling the weapon than would otherwise be required. I also would not want the guns locked up, who knows who can obtain a master key, the onus of protecting the stored guns then falls to the library, who will check the guns in and out or issue keys.
Yes when I was a cop we locked up our guns before we took prisoners into the jail because no guns were allowed inside the jail. But armed deputies were outside the jail and the lockboxes were in the sally port which was fenced off from public access -well at least the unarrested public, and every one other than a cop was escorted by a cop so the liability was very low. Gun lockers supervised by library personnel are a very bad idea. A worse idea then letting people carry the weapon on their person. The chances of the gun being used improperly or accidentally discharging when securely holstered are very low.

I also disagree with your comment that just because you can carry a weapon doesn’t mean you should. I think if you are properly licensed (of course then you would be in favor of guns for self defense- if you oppose guns you would not get the license) you should carry a gun whenever reasonably possible. If I have my gun with me it can’t be stolen from my home and I always have it for self defense.

I also think people who carry guns on their person who use some whacky holster or zipped up purse or waist pouch are nuts. If you can’t get to your gun in less than 1 second you are only going for the gun to start a fight. If you have the time to unzip or reach down to your ankle or under your armpit then simply run away.