3.  South Dakota law mandates a two-day waiting period when buying a handgun from a licensed firearms dealer.  Anyone who does not have a valid South Dakota concealed pistol permit must wait two days after purchasing a handgun before taking possession of it. 

Would you support a repeal of the two-day waiting period?

4.  Gun control advocates call for government licensing as a prerequisite to buying a gun.  Billed as a “reasonable” control, such licensing systems usually include background checks, fingerprinting, high fees and "training" requirements. 

Do you oppose all forms of government licensing as a requirement for buying or possessing a gun? 

5.  Currently, South Dakota requires each applicant for a concealed pistol permit to undergo a background check.

5a.  Would you oppose legislation adding further restrictions, such as fingerprinting or firearms training, as requirements for obtaining a concealed pistol permit?

5b.  Would you oppose putting a photo ID on the permit?

6. Do you oppose laws requiring background checks on private firearms transactions?

7.  Gun control advocates are calling for limits on the number of firearms that a law-abiding citizen may purchase in a specified time period, usually one per month. 

Do you oppose “one gun a month” laws that limit purchase of firearms by law-abiding citizens?

8.  Gun control advocates want to prohibit 18-20 year-olds from possessing firearms.  This kind of legislation would strip these young men and women of their right to self-defense, even though they are considered old enough to bear arms in defense of their country. 

Do you oppose laws that would take away the rights of 18-20 year-olds to possess a firearm?

9.  Many gun control advocates are seeking to restrict the private ownership of .50 caliber rifles. 

Do you oppose limitations on the private ownership of .50 caliber rifles?

10.  The power to tax is the power to destroy.  In the past, taxes have been used to restrict the right to arms. 

Do you oppose laws which would impose punitive taxes on the ownership, purchase or use of firearms or ammunition currently available to honest citizens?

11.  Currently, South Dakota law places an entangling web of restrictions on the right to bear arms in vehicles.   Some South Dakota law-enforcement agencies believe that the law allows an individual to carry a loaded handgun in plain sight on the seat or dash of the vehicle without a concealed pistol permit.  Other agencies have long held that a loaded handgun is not legal anywhere in the vehicle without a permit.  All agree that a non-licensed individual may not place a loaded handgun in the glove box, under the seat or in any other non-visible place for safe keeping.  But leaving a visible handgun in an unattended vehicle would obviously encourage theft.  The only way to legally avoid these problems is to unload the handgun and place it in the trunk, glove box or a closed container.  This renders it unusable for self-defense.  These restrictions clearly discourage the law-abiding from exercising their right to carry a handgun. 

Would you support legislation to repeal the laws restricting the right to bear arms in a vehicle for self-defense?

12.  South Dakota law also heavily restricts bearing arms for self-defense on snowmobiles, motorcycles and off-road vehicles.  These restrictions and exceptions can be confusing.  Individuals with a disabled hunter permit are allowed to carry a handgun or a rifle on an off-road vehicle, but not on a motorcycle and only when they are actually hunting.  Concealed pistol permit holders are allowed to carry a handgun, but not a rifle, on a motorcycle or off-road vehicle.  However, neither disabled hunters nor permit holders are allowed to carry a handgun or a rifle on a snowmobile.   

Would you support legislation to repeal these laws restricting the right to self-defense on a motorcycle, snowmobile or off-road vehicle?

13.  Many gun control advocates seek to create so-called “gun free zones” in places like restaurants, where law-abiding citizens may not possess a firearm for self-defense.  These restrictions turn such places into “safe zones” for criminals. 

Would you oppose legislation banning concealed carry or self-defense in any public place?

14.  Vermont has one of the lowest violent crime rates in the nation.  Vermont law recognizes that every citizen has the right to carry a gun, openly or concealed, except to commit a crime.  Thus, with no license or government bureaucracy, citizens from Vermont, or any other state, can carry concealed firearms in Vermont. 

Would you support Vermont-style legislation, which would allow citizens to carry firearms openly or concealed, without a permit, for any reason except for the commission of a crime?