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Old September 15, 2011, 11:57 AM   #51
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I think that the "full faith and credit" clause means that if I have a permit to CCW in Virginia, then other States have to respect that I have a permit to CCW in Virginia, but they do not have to treat it as a permit to CCW in their State ... this new interpretation of the "full faith and credit" clause, where State permits have to be treated as interstate permits, seems like another giant leap towards consolidation.
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Old September 15, 2011, 03:04 PM   #52
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Here's what would happen if this bill passes and is signed into law (as improbable as it may be), the way the bill currently reads:

If you are a resident of MD; CA; NJ; NYC; and to a greater or lessor extent, NY; MA and CT, your not having a resident permit, you will not be able to carry in your resident State. Yet, everyone else who has a permit (resident or non resident) will be allowed to CC in your State.

That is the bulk of US citizens that will not be able to exercise a fundamental right, in their own State.
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Old September 15, 2011, 05:05 PM   #53
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Here's what would happen if this bill passes and is signed into law (as improbable as it may be), the way the bill currently reads:

If you are a resident of MD; CA; NJ; NYC; and to a greater or lessor extent, NY; MA and CT, your not having a resident permit, you will not be able to carry in your resident State. Yet, everyone else who has a permit (resident or non resident) will be allowed to CC in your State.

That is the bulk of US citizens that will not be able to exercise a fundamental right, in their own State.
You are absolutely correct. And it is my hope and expectation that after a year or three of such nonsense, once there is a record that the invading hordes of armed outsiders didn't cause rivers of blood to run in the streets and the locals wake up to the fact that Uncle Joe from Billings can carry a gun when he visits me but I can't -- that the pressure will be on the restrictive states to become a lot less restrictive.
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Old September 15, 2011, 06:31 PM   #54
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Illinois for instance requires a FOID to purchase a handgun or ammunition if I remember reading correctly. Are they going to let me carry the handgun I bought at a Virginia yard sale and let me have a box of spare ammo in the glove box with no FOID? Or is all this going to work itself out?
Sounds like something lawyers may get a wonky kick out of observing....as the nuances and loopholes get ironed out nationwide, but some of us maybe not so much as Random Officer Upset locks us in the pokey.

I'll just watch this one with a bit of skepticism as I keep to the states I trust.
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I didn't see him signing a bill to allow carry in parks either but he did.....
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Old September 15, 2011, 07:33 PM   #56
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I didn't see him signing a bill to allow carry in parks either but he did.....
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If it had been a stand-alone bill rather than an amendment to the credit card bill, I am positive that he wouldn't have signed it.
I think you're right. The Credit Card Bill of Rights was a hot-button, must-have piece of legislation, and we were able to keep the national park initiative attached to it. The administration didn't like it one bit, but they were stuck. H.R. 822 doesn't have the same status.

Incidentally, Dave Kopel spoke to Congress regarding the bill, and the transcript is up at Volokh.
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I think you're right. The Credit Card Bill of Rights was a hot-button, must-have piece of legislation, and we were able to keep the national park initiative attached to it. The administration didn't like it one bit, but they were stuck. H.R. 822 doesn't have the same status.
True, but you never know what elected officials will do to gain any and all possible votes before an election. Let's hope for the best.
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True, but you never know what elected officials will do to gain any and all possible votes before an election.
Actually, the 2nd Amendment is pretty much a non-issue in this election. I don't think one vote for or against a piece of 2A legislation is going to be noticed outside the gun culture, and we'll already have made up our minds anyway.
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Old September 16, 2011, 10:43 PM   #60
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I think that the "full faith and credit" clause means that if I have a permit to CCW in Virginia, then other States have to respect that I have a permit to CCW in Virginia, but they do not have to treat it as a permit to CCW in their State ... this new interpretation of the "full faith and credit" clause, where State permits have to be treated as interstate permits, seems like another giant leap towards consolidation.
Nope.

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Old September 17, 2011, 10:18 PM   #61
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Despite your interpretation of the "full faith and credit" clause, there have traditionally been State permits i.e. intrastate permits which other States do not have to recognize. CCW permits fall into this category, and to construe it otherwise would in fact be something new, not some settled/traditional construction as you seem to imagine.

Regardless, I don't recall that H.R. 822 relies on the "full faith and credit" clause. IIRC, it asserts that the right to carry a concealed weapon is protected by the 2nd and 14th Amendments, and that it is an interstate commerce issue ... and also that it reduces crime, as if they're saying that reciprocity is for the "general welfare".

Can anyone think of a precedent, where federal legislation asserts that something is a constitutionally protected right, and an interstate commerce issue, yet recognizes that States can disallow it?


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Old September 17, 2011, 11:57 PM   #62
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To the guy that was talking about Denver...

Denver honors CCW's from any state that the state of Colorado has reciprocity with. No need to stow the gun in the glove compartment. BUT, do NOT try to open carry. Anywhere within the state, pretty much, unless you're up in the mountains.
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Despite your interpretation of the "full faith and credit" clause, there have traditionally been State permits i.e. intrastate permits which other States do not have to recognize. CCW permits fall into this category, and to construe it otherwise would in fact be something new, not some settled/traditional construction as you seem to imagine.
Hugh, I'm not "imagining" anything. I am fully aware that the carry licenses/permits issued by the individual states today are not universally recognized by the other states. That's the reason for this proposed legislation. All I'm saying is that this proposed act should not be necessary, because the issue should be settled by the Full Faith and Credit clause.

I know it is not, so something akin to this bill is necessary.
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Old September 23, 2011, 05:42 PM   #64
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the issue should be settled by the Full Faith and Credit clause.
What exactly do y'all think that the FF&C clause should mean? For example ... suppose that one State issues a CCW permit to a 21 year old, and he then visits a State which requires that a person be 23 years old to obtain a CCW permit ... should he be able to carry in that State even though he doesn't meet the minimum age requirements? That seems to be how the FF&C clause works, because the minimum age for marriage varies from State to State, but other States must recognize a marriage even if it doesn't meet their minimum age requirements.

It seems a lot more complicated than just saying that the FF&C should mean that States must recognize CCW permits like they do driver's licenses. I don't know enough about all types of State permits to comprehend the end result of forcing reciprocity upon them all, but it seems evident that the FF&C clause had no such intent.
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Old September 23, 2011, 08:23 PM   #65
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Hugh? This time I agree 100% with you.

Think about it, folks.

If the FF&C clause did what some of you think it does, then why did the Feds have to try and "blackmail" the States into accepting the REAL ID? Why didn't the Federal Congress simply mandate the changes?

The answer is that the Feds have no power whatsoever over State issued drivers licenses. It is strictly a State police power. It was the States that decided reciprocity between each other, not the feds.
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Hugh? This time I agree 100% with you.
So do I, even if he did stand me up for that pillow fight a couple of years back.

Frankly, I have real doubts as to whether H.R. 822 will pass the Senate. Furthermore, I worry what will happen if more restrictive states choose to "opt out" of compliance by refusing to issue permits to even their own residents.
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From the NRA-ILA this morning,

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As we reported last week, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security recently held a hearing on H.R. 822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011."
This critically important bill, introduced earlier this year by Congressmen Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and cosponsored by more than 240 of their colleagues, would enable millions of permit holders to exercise their right to self-defense while traveling outside their home states.
There is currently only one remaining state (Illinois) that has no clear legal way for individuals to carry concealed firearms for self-defense. Forty states have permit systems that make it possible for any law-abiding person to obtain a permit, while most of the others have discretionary permit systems. (Vermont has never required a permit.)
No further info was in the email
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