Rob you said this: "If you are testifying about risk of future danger, I assume you are called for sentencing and/or commitment proceedings? And if you testify that there is no valid test, you must be on the side of truth and justice (the prosecution of course"<br><br>being on the side of justice is not a trueism..... sorry thats just the way I feel... That side is rift with abuse, and untill that side is not abusive there will remain a certain distance between the authority and the common man.<br><br>As for any permiting it is a mere hoax, and rather meaningless. The only thing that might be good that can possibly come from permiting is it may keep out convicts, and menatly disturbed people with a previous record.<br><br>In 1977 I moved from Fla to Mass, and was issued a carry permit in 3 days, something that was unheard of at that time. Even the police were to be checked out for better than a 6 weeks delay.<br><br>The problem with the permit is that it is useless. How do I know that you might ask.... Well the chief of police that issued the permit to me soon thereafter blew out his brains with his side arm. I still have that permit to remind me, and would offer details in e-mail to prove it.<br><br>I once again moved to the state of New Hampshire where again I was issued permits to carry and still have one.<br><br>The chief from that town is now residing in prison due to the fact that he was convicted for extortion, and embezzelment recently.<br> In the same county recently the "DA" was also convited of 512 counts lumped in to 2 for sexually molesting children! For Christ sakes! I had dealing with this "DA" and it does my heart good to see him in dire straights I might add. He was willing to lie, cheat, steal, insult my wife openly, and anything else that might get him his beloved conviction. He failed in my case. But even 5 years later I am angered by abuse of the system. <br><br>Just so you know I am 50 years of age and am no kid...<br><br>Now I know you have nothing to do with this, but it should show that no permit is needed period! That any law abiding citizen should not even have to apply for said permit. That said permiting should be allowed as the state of Vermont does, and that it should be National. That is to say if I have a drivers lic. and I go to any state at any time that it is Lawful to carry for protection of self and property period.<br><br>To me anything less is a violation of the 2 nd Ammendment.<br><br>No one can see the future, unless of course you believe in Miss Cleo........ Mac