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House passes gun reciprocity, faces challenge in Senate from Dems and gun control advocates
Fox News ^ | 12/06/2017 | Joseph Weber

Posted on 12/06/2017 2:33:57 PM PST by Sopater

House Republicans on Wednesday voted in favor of making concealed-carry permits valid across state lines, scoring a major victory for gun-rights supporters.

But similar Senate legislation still faces an uncertain future, with top Democrats and other gun-control advocates rallying in opposition on Capitol Hill.

The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act passed 231-198 in the GOP-controlled House, with six Democrats voting in support.

“For the millions of law-abiding citizens who lawfully carry concealed to protect themselves, for conservatives who want to strengthen our Second Amendment rights, and for the overwhelming majority of Americans who support concealed carry reciprocity, Christmas came early,” Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., the bill's sponsor, reacted.

Hudson had tried unsuccessfully for years to pass such legislation, which he says simply attempts to clarify the patchwork of state laws that confuse citizens who might unwittingly be arrested while going from state to state.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; ccw; concealedcarry; guns; reciprocity
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One small step for man.
1 posted on 12/06/2017 2:33:57 PM PST by Sopater
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Californians CAN get no-residency concealed carry permits from UTAH:

Would this mean Calif has to honor the Utah permit..?

2 posted on 12/06/2017 2:36:58 PM PST by gaijin (Basically Obama lawyers would blatantly make up some totally groundless allegation against a fat cas)
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To: Sopater

...and his Sig.


3 posted on 12/06/2017 2:37:05 PM PST by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: Sopater

Roll call vote:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll663.xml

14 Rs vote no.


4 posted on 12/06/2017 2:40:31 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Sopater

Well it looks like the Dems might have one less vote in the senate for a few days. Republicans should use that to their advantage.


5 posted on 12/06/2017 2:41:01 PM PST by Revel
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To: Revel

What kind of loser will MN gov shove in franken-clowns seat?


6 posted on 12/06/2017 2:42:50 PM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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Attach the Bill to the tax reform Bill. Cram as much in as possible. Elections have consequences. But, RINOS have no gonads.


7 posted on 12/06/2017 2:43:30 PM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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Dems and gun control advocates

That's redundant.

8 posted on 12/06/2017 2:44:55 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Sopater

Official details, including text (short read): https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/38


9 posted on 12/06/2017 2:45:53 PM PST by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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Attach the Bill to the tax reform Bill. Cram as much in as possible. Elections have consequences. But, RINOS have no gonads.

I don't like it when the Dems do that, so I won't support the Republicans in doing that either.
10 posted on 12/06/2017 2:48:13 PM PST by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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It looks like Justin Amash and Thomas Massie both voted NO on this one.

State’s rights concerns maybe?


11 posted on 12/06/2017 2:51:18 PM PST by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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“14 Rs vote no.”

My Congressman (Roskam) was one of them. He can now expect NOT to receive my vote in 2018. F*****g Quisling.


12 posted on 12/06/2017 2:52:14 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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I don't like it when the Dems do that, so I won't support the Republicans in doing that either.

I suppose you do not support President Trump's use of EOs to repair some of the damage Obama inflicted on our country because you didn't approve of Obama's use of them?

I get where you're coming from, really - but when your enemy lives in the mud, you're sometimes going to have to get muddy if you're going to engage.

GW Bush did not understand that or chose not to, and look where it got him.

13 posted on 12/06/2017 2:57:13 PM PST by grobdriver (BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
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Sorry, but there is no chance this gets through the Senate.


14 posted on 12/06/2017 3:00:59 PM PST by Husker24
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Trump needs to ask the Senate to personally bring this to the front and get it to his desk by Christmas. A big win for him and Republicans. Get it done!


15 posted on 12/06/2017 3:01:10 PM PST by Reno89519 (PRESIDENT TRUMP, KEEP YOUR PROMISES! NO AMNESTY AND BUILD THAT WALL.)
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Sorry, but there is no chance this gets through the Senate.


THIS ^^^^^


16 posted on 12/06/2017 3:04:01 PM PST by Defenestrator (Trump Train Keeps-on-Rollin'!!)
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To: grobdriver

And then when your enemy is acting outside the limits the law, you have no basis to call them on it. Your guy did it too.

I do not support any elected government official taking actions that are outside of the limits of the Constitution which they have taken a vow to support and defend.

As far as Trump’s EOs, as long as they were drafted as instructions to the agents and agencies under the executive branch on how to enforce the laws legitimately passed by the legislature, then I have absolutely no problem with them. That is what EOs are intended to be used for.


17 posted on 12/06/2017 3:05:54 PM PST by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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Sorry, but there is no chance this gets through the Senate.

Unfortunately, I expect that you're right.
18 posted on 12/06/2017 3:06:34 PM PST by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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Gohmert voted no.


19 posted on 12/06/2017 3:07:49 PM PST by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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I believe we had the votes lined up for this in the House and the Senate when it was first going to be voted on. Right as the Las Vegas mass shooting happened.


20 posted on 12/06/2017 3:10:31 PM PST by jdsteel (Give me freedom not more government)
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