[Guymullins]

I have always be an admirer of the American Constitution and its treatment of Bearing Arms.
Here in South Africa, our alleged government is trying its hardest to strip all civilians of privately held arms.
We have, so far, been able to stave this off by fighting every attempt in court. Our constitution has no Right to Bear Arms claus or amendment, but it does have strong property rights, which include the possession of firearms.
The authorities have been making it increasingly difficult to obtain a Firearm License, but if you are willing to jump through all the hoops, you will eventually get your license.
What we do have is there are no restrictions on carry. If you have a license, you may carry the weapon openly or concealed. Rifles should be covered when carried in the street or in a vehicle and thats it.
It has therefore been a mystery to me that America, the Land of the Gun, seemed to make some distinction between Owning and Carrying either Concealed or Openly.
I Googled this and was very surprised to see that every state has its own rules, many of which, to my untutored eye, seem to go contrary to the Second Amendment.
Some states, that I would have expected to be much more liberal in outlook to weapon carry, were in fact quite restrictive.
How did this happen?