Concealed Weapons Quotes
The Fort Collins newspaper had published the names of concealed gun permit holders. Clauber and others felt that this inhibited people who were breaking no laws and just wanted to avail themselves of their 2nd Amendment rights. The Newspaper argued that there was a public safety issue at stake in that people should be aware of which people they may be dealing with in day to day affairs are armed and this they can alter their behavior as not to provoke or deal with these people.
Even allowing for a certain amount of exaggeration, it is clear that there were many Americans who were personally armed in this period.
He was advising the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.