What I don’t understand is why a ravenous pack of lawyers haven’t sued the didley whop out of numerous governments for infrengements of the 2nd amendment.
Other than that they think that they can make more money by not doing so.
I agree and have a better idea; Maybe the feds can make clear to the states that per SCOTUS in Heller V DC, individuals do have the right to keep and BEAR arms. SCOTUS incorporated this to the states via McDonald v Chicago.
Currently more than a handful of states infringe the 2A in this regard. There should be quicker consequence to this.
But...
The time tested (by leftys) method of incrementalism, has worked for them. makes passing a bill toward national recognition of CCW a step in the right direction.
To sit back and wait for common sense to hit the congress, president and Supreme Court could take forever. By pushing forth a stopgap method is similar to what has been happening on the state level. Start with CCW and work towards constitutional carry afterwards
Courts unlikely to issue constitutional carry ruling. Enforcing Heller, maybe. Getting national recognition of CCW would be great move and begin move to reign in states and areas like California, NY, and D.C. that do not recognize and respect 2nd amendment.
Have any media outlets bothered to mention that with all the protesting and riots in Charlottesville there was not a single incident among all the open-carrying gun toters? (Proud NVa here).
The Second Amendment, the only Amendment that uses the Phrase “Shall Not Be Infringed”.
Wonder why that is?
A right not exercised, is a right lost. My recommendation is buy weapons and ammunition and learn how to use them. I also would get a conceal carry permit, and continue to work against government encroachment on the right to bear arms.
JoMa
Country wide concealed carry reg while desirable to a large segment of the population, will never happen any more than voter picture ID. Far too many libs grinding axes against both.
We seem never tired of the repetition of the mantra that concealed carry permits are contrary to the constitution. But do we think our government is constrained by that piece of paper? In what dream is this true? And how does saying this ever make it true?
If one wants to conceal a weapon without a permit, please, one may shut up and do so with a clear conscience. But unless one is going to storm the jail and start shooting guards whenever anyone is arrested on a gun charge, one is not being consistent with the political philosophy and is admitting that one knows what this country is really like.
WARNING: Do not think that this person, who says that national reciprocity is an “unconstitutional gimmick,” is going to pay the legal costs of your defense if you get caught with a checked handgun at LaGuardia! Publius Huldah is not even going to visit you in jail, unless you can figure a way to make him think that it will get him more hits on his blog. You could pay him to come in and recite his little mantra at your trial, an “expert witness,” but when the judge forbids it, don’t expect a refund.
The idea is to oppose national reciprocity as if that were faithfulness to the constitution. It is an effective ploy as conservatives seem nonplussed before it, and quite sinister as it effectively denies us the means to protect our selves in the name of our sacred founding documents!