Posted on 02/25/2011 7:53:42 AM PST by Sasparilla
Although a similar bill failed not long ago, A Florida Republican and a North Carolina Congressman are gearing up for another try. Here's Florida Representative Sterns announcement.
“The right to self defense is unquestionable and the right to carry a firearm is recognized in our Constitution,” said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL). “Today, 48 states have laws permitting concealed carry of a firearm in some circumstances, and this legislation would allow any person with a valid state-issued concealed firearm carry permit or license to carry a concealed handgun in any other state.”
Stearns, joined by Rep. Health Shuler (D-NC), offered H.R. 822, the National Right-To-Carry Reciprocity Act. Noted Stearns, “It is important to note this bill would not create a federal licensing system. It would merely require states to recognize each other’s carry permits, just as they recognize drivers` licenses and carry permits held by armored car guards.”
Forty states, accounting for two-thirds of the U.S. population, have...
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Good for Stearns. Of course, leftists have worked for DECADES to disarm the public. It’s just too tough—and damned DANGEROUS—to try to enslave 150 million ARMED Americans!!!
I really don’t want the Feds involved in this at all. Let the states come together on their own. The 2A is ours, not theirs.
I’ll pass, once a Right is “regulated” it is no longer a Right at all... in the end a National Reciprocity law will become the National Firearms ID... for “standardization” and “safety” of course.
wouldnt take much to weasel the whole country into NYC style reciprocity to level the playing field...
i'll keep what lil flyover country FReedom i have, rather than deal with another infringement...
heres an idea, we could codify our God-Given Right to keep and bear arms...
wait...
what ???
The full faith and credit clause of the constitution already requires that a license issued in one state be honored in the other 49. What we need is a supreme court decision, not a new federal law that will undoubtedly include new universal “off limits” places and other requirements (training, age limits, etc.)
Sadly, other than yours, every other post here addresses weaknesses that do NOT exist in the text of the legislation.
We are working against ourselves.
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