Posted on 01/04/2017 7:52:31 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s
Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- Yesterday, January 3 2017, the Kentucky State Legislature convened for its 2017 Legislative Session.
Following the beginning of the new session, constitutional carry legislation was introduced as Senate Bill 7.
This pro-gun legislation would allow any law-abiding individual who can legally possess a firearm to carry a handgun for self-defense in Kentucky without having to obtain a permit to do so.
But now that it is a possibility here it occurs to me that there may be an unintended consequence for those of us with carry permits in Kentucky.
I assume that passage of constitutional carry would mean the elimination of carry permits here. So, right now the majority of states recognize my KY permit. Without it, I can't carry in those states when I travel. That is a serious concern to me.
Do I need a permit from the State to exercise my First Amendment freedoms?
We shouldn’t have to have a license to carry, either. Permit or license, same thing imo. It’s all about Big Brother.
The way other states do this is to have a option to get a formal ccw permit from the state to handle reciprocity. Properly written legislation will eliminate this concern.
With Bevin as governor and the first Republican majority in both houses in almost a century - oh, and it is a SUPERMAJORITY - I get the feeling this will pass. :)
Unfortunately, in most states we do need a permit. I for one am not going to jail while this is the case.
I also intend to carry, when legal, when I travel out of state. The wife and I did a 5,000 mile, 30 day road trip last fall. We did not stop in any states that did not honor our KY permits.
We did not stop in any states that did not honor our KY permits.
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My wife and I are the same way. We are headed to Utah to visit grandkids, the hassle of taking a weapon during air travel means I won’t have my weapon at my side for a week. I will feel strange for sure.
I suspect you can still get a permit which would allow you to get reciprocity. There has to be a provision for this somewhere in the legislation.
No state that had a permit system, ever eliminated the system once they got Constitutional carry.
They have all kept the permits for reciprocity, *and* eliminated the requirement for most instate carry.
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