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Both Representatives Woodall and Lamar Smith have raised excellent points.
As GI Sandv pointed out, Woodall's contention that either the Second Amendment applies in this case or it does not. If it applies, the law is unnecessary. If it does not, then it is unconstitutional.
But Smith pointed out that the camel's nose is already under the tent, so to speak. The federal government has already allowed certain classes of law abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons in all states...is there a valid reason to not expand that to all law abiding citizens?
I'm also struck by the hypocrisy on both sides regarding the states' rights issue.
Personally, I would much rather see this issue resolved in the same way that driver's licenses were.
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Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae
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