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"He could, for example, declare that ALL New York State drivers' licences are invalid within the borders of the State of Florida until such a time as the State of New York decides to honor Florida gun licenses."

Boy that WOULD get New Yorks attention. The "snow-bird" contingent is exactly the one with money and clout. I LIKE IT!!!

Please feel free to contact the "snow bird" contingent (who are they?) and let them know of this proposition. I have been thinking of this for a long while... after a little trouble the State of Massachussetts caused me on a business trip.
I was summoned to Mass. on business. A good friend from college lived in Boston, and we were planning to go to the (only public-access) gunrange (I was able to find in the whole State) while I was there. Naturally, I would have preferred to bring my own weapons. I managed to clear this with Delta (this was pre-9/11) by making a deal: I would be permitted to carry them in carry-on baggage so long as they were FULLY disassembled with components in labelled clear plastic bags and I carried no assembly tools nor ammunition in my carry-on bags, and LE on both sides of the flight were given advanced notice. Seemed a reasonable compromise, one I happily accepted. However, I was informed by the State of Mass. that I would be arrested on arrival at the Logan Airport if I did this.
This hassle annoyed me, and I have been pondering license reciprocity ever since.