Those qualified under the federal program could carry their weapons throughout the country without having to navigate the ridiculous maze of state regulations currently in place.
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Nope. Sounded pretty good until the words FEDERAL PROGRAM crept into the article.
A program administered by county sheriffs under federal guidelines maybe. But any FEDERAL PROGRAM will end up a jobs program for the unemployable and political cronies.
“Those qualified under the federal program...”
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“Nope. Sounded pretty good until the words FEDERAL PROGRAM crept into the article.
A program administered by county sheriffs under federal guidelines maybe. But any FEDERAL PROGRAM will end up a jobs program for the unemployable and political cronies.”
DING! DING! DING!
Plus, Sheriffs and their deputies fall under a very non-federal, constitutional rubric that places their jurisdiction/authority out of the hands of the fedgub.
KYPD
As I went back and reread the article, a thought struck me.
This program could be implemented with nothing more than bill signed into law by a President Trump. Hopefully.
Concealed Carry permittee have passed a stringent background check and in most states have completed a basic firearm competency class.
County Sheriffs would as part of the permit deputize them as “Special Deputies” with no arrest power, but be permitted to carry damn near everywhere.
Additional training with LEO firearms instructors could give the country an additional 3-5 million armed responders.
Removing the FEDERAL PROGRAM from the basic idea makes it, in my opinion very workable.
Agreed...Way too many “federal” programs now...Some good intentions with terrible results...Most with bad intentions with the results they wanted...
Time to drastically reduce the federal government one way or another...