Last year, I drove from North Carolina to Chicago to Los Angeles and back to North Carolina. The only states in which I could NOT carry concealed were Illinois and California. Guess where most of the crime is.
Sorry folks, have to strongly disagree with this scheme.
Lott’s comparison to the average driver’s license is his mistake.
Let’ compare concealed carry to a CDL. Once the fedgov got it’s fingers into the commercial driver’s license business, things went straight to hell. Regulation upon regulation. Commerce Clause don’t you know.
A fedgov regulated national concealed carry plan would eventually be dumbed down to the lowest common denominator: Illinois and New Jersey.
Why hell, they might even do a power grab and tell the states that concealed carry is no longer a state issue, its a federal issue because it involves crossing state lines, and almighty Commerce Clause. (think CDL)
Bet me it won’t happen.
I trust the states to agree among themselves on this issue, you let the fedgov in and you will regret it, deeply.
Let a fedgov bureacrat into this mix and you WILL rue the day.
“”We should require a license to own a handgun so people who shouldn’t have them, can’t get them.”””
Gosh Al - I realize this was a long time ago but shouldn’t people be required to show picture ID when voting also - so people who shouldn’t vote, don’t vote????
Nah! Nothing more hypocritical than a dem.
What's wrong with having free speech across state lines?
What's wrong with having cruel & unusual punishment depending on which state you live in?
What's wrong with denying women the right to vote when they cross state lines?
What's wrong with enslaving non-whites when they cross state lines?
What's wrong with allowing unwarranted search and seizure when crossing state lines?
What's wrong with putting people of Japanese or German ancestry back into internment camps?
The leftist aka progressive gun haters hate this. Funny how the leftist aka progressive gun haters constantly demand gun control laws. That criminals never obey. Name one gun control law that has stopped a crime.
Typical liberal response: "But you can't KILL anyone with a car....Oh, wait..."