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February 12, 2015, 09:07 PM | #1 |
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Once more into the breach - universal reciprocity
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/201...-filed-senate/
And, we will see how far it gets - but it's brought up repeatedly and the margins keep getting closer. Maybe this time. |
February 12, 2015, 09:16 PM | #2 |
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Can anybody imagine [Obama] not vetoing this if it get thru to his desk?
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February 13, 2015, 05:26 AM | #3 |
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If only...
If it goes only as far as a Federal bill which makes concealed carry permits valid in any state, then I'm all for it. Unfortunately, if it passes, I'm sure there will be another Federal bill which will also pass that will end up raising the bar on concealed carry requirements for most states; And after that, it wouldn't surprise me if it expanded to a lot of other gun related things other than concealed carry. Basically, the universal reciprocity is a backdoor way to regulate guns a lot more than they are now...In the short term, it would be great for gun rights but not for the long term.
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February 13, 2015, 06:01 AM | #4 | |
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The issue of what the criteria are for the states is a matter of states rights. The infighting we're seeing in Illinois isn't a matter of the federales trying to dictate what the minimum criteria are or should be, it's a fight over whether or not Illinois is effectively making it too difficult to obtain a permit, and thus still depriving its citizens of their constitutional right. Calling for universal recognition is very different from the federales issuing a national carry permit. If they were to do that (and I don't know if doing so would be legal), then I could see the feds also deciding what the minimum criteria are to qualify for said national permit. |
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February 13, 2015, 06:44 AM | #5 | |
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Has anyone seen the actual Bill?
I did the Google and came up empty. EDIT: found it. https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-...bill/1908/text Quote:
Remember back during the "Energy Crisis", when the Feds demanded a 55 MPH max speed limit all across America. Some states refused to comply and were strong armed into submission by threats of cutting off Federal funding? Remember when the Feds demanded that the Legal age to consume alcohol to be 21 all across America. Some States refused to comply and were again forced to comply with funding threats again. I see the door open here for the same kind of abuse by our Federal Government. Last edited by steve4102; February 13, 2015 at 07:09 AM. |
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The less the Feds say about guns, the happier I'll be. I can always just not go to New York or Chicago. Folks in Jersey can always vote with their feet. If the Feds get to decide that my CHP is not good enough, then I'm not going to be happy. |
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And unless the reciprocity bill includes a section giving a Federal agency the power to regulate carrying of firearms it can't be done short of passing another law. And a reciprocity bill doesn't bring us any closer to such a law. |
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February 13, 2015, 10:20 AM | #9 |
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As I wrote in a past thread on this topic, the very idea of a minimum nationwide federal concealed-carry standard scares me so silly that I can't bring myself to support national reciprocity.
I could only bring myself to support the idea if the Feds were to leave the current state-controlled reciprocity system completely untouched and superimpose a tiered national licensing standard over it; however, I don't see this happening in the current political climate.
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carguychris, doesn't a national licensing standard do just what you are opposed to?
The current Senate bill is endorsed by the NRA and simply allows for reciprocity, exactly like driver's licenses. It doesn't include a federal license or introduce any federal licensing standards. |
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OK..... I can just not go to Illinois or New York. Neither recognizes my Nebraska CHP, so I will not visit. I avoid even passing through, if possible. When you all get that fixed, maybe I'll take I-80 to the east coast again. As for "It's endorsed by the NRA!" ..... It was not too many years back the NRA was cool with then State Senator Brad Ashford's Legislative bill that would have outlawed possession of AK's, AR's and anything else deemed by an un-elected panel as "Too Dangerous For Civilian Ownership". The NRA's stamp of approval means jack squat to me now. I can not and will not forget that. Ever. |
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This would remove the impetus for restrictive states to attack lawful CCW in general just to stop people from states with lower licensing standards from carrying in their state. I find this idea to be shockingly reasonable, but each side is so well-entrenched that I doubt such a system is likely to be implemented.
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February 13, 2015, 04:32 PM | #14 |
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Thankfully this bill, S.498, stands a three percent chance of being enacted into law.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s498 |
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If Congress wanted to pass legislation to dictate (or coerce) some sort of uniform standards for concealed carry, why would they first need universal reciprocity in order to do so? I realize that there are states rights issues involved, but that rarely stops them if it something they are determined to enact.
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When politicians in vote-heavy states like California, New York, Maryland, and New Jersey get a look at the bill, they're going to oppose it. They don't want their "strong" gun-control laws being flaunted by a bunch of unwashed out-of-towners trampling around with guns. Failing that, they'll do their best to poison it with unworkable provisions. A better approach will be getting court decisions asserting a right to carry outside the home, then challenging bad carry laws state by state.
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February 14, 2015, 03:00 PM | #21 |
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Does anyone not remember S.Amdt.719 to S.649 the post Sandy Hook gun control initiative in the Democrat controlled Senate was voted 57-43?
There are now 54 Republicans. Theoretically, four changed Nay (D) votes gets it passed. 11 gets it passed by a veto proof majority. (Because one (R) - Mark Kirk - from IL voted no) How many (D)'s - of the 13- in the Yea group are still there? Landrieu and Begich are gone for example. That leaves 10 Last edited by JimDandy; February 14, 2015 at 03:06 PM. |
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Do you REALLY want to have your CCW regulations set by the likes of CA, MD, NY, MA, and NJ?
I sure don't and that is EXACTLY what well happen. This belongs at the state level, not the federal level. |
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What part of the bill enables CA, MD, NY, MA, and NJ to set the CCW regulations?
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My issue is people complaining about the bill as it is written now, and saying this somehow opens the door for federal restrictions on CC. I'm not seeing that, and I also don't see how a reciprocity bill is a prerequisite to the Feds regulating CC. |
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