Everytown condemns national concealed reciprocity bill

guns.com ^ | Jan. 16, 2017 | Andrew Shepperson

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Gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety has begun a campaign against the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, claiming the bill is dangerous and urging Americans to oppose it.

According to the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, Everytown Chief Strategy Officer Brina Milikowsky issued an email through Daily Kos that condemned the national reciprocity bill, which would allow gun owners lawfully qualified to carry a concealed firearm in one state to conceal and carry in all other states as well. Milikowsky warned that the legislation would “allow dangerous individuals—including convicted criminals, domestic abusers, and stalkers — to legally carry weapons in public.”

Everytown also funded a petition on Daily Kos, claiming that “NRA lobbyists are pushing a bill in Congress that would allow dangerous people with concealed carry permits from states with the weakest possible standards to carry concealed, loaded weapons in all 50 states.”

The petition urges senators to oppose the bill and so far has been signed by over 29,000 people.

In response, the NRA-ILA was quick to point out that prohibited possessors would not be allowed to carry a concealed handgun under the new law and that all states have legal systems in place to allow qualified citizens to carry concealed firearms in public.

Since concealed carry reciprocity is already a reality in 22 states, the NRA-ILA posits reciprocity in all states would be the next logical step forward.

The NRA-ILA calls on supporters of the bill to contact their members of Congress and urge them to vote for it.

[Blue Jays]

You are spot-on about the financial component.
President Trump can hopefully make it very clear baseless government abuses will not be tolerated.
Hopefully a handful of expensive settlement checks will keep anti-gun cities in line.

[correctthought]

I think these “civil” servants don’t care because its not their pockets. I think if its made personal, where their anti civil rights antics hit their pocketbooks, it would stop.

The above remedy could be a two edged sword and misused too.
So there probably isn’t an easy solution to that sort of abuse. :(

[Blue Jays]

Yes, both are good points.