[BikerNYC]

I understand the sentiment, but this is an attack on federalism. As they say, bad facts make bad law, and the principles underlying this amendment will come back to haunt. I can just see a federal amendment some day telling the states that they cannot construe their own state constitutions to permit the carrying of concealed weapons.

[BSunday]

You're probably right. I need to rethink the whole issue of state vs. federal, and whether the federal government has a "compelling interest" in the matter.