Posted on 01/24/2011 4:14:28 AM PST by marktwain
Washington, D.C. January 22, 2011 – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today announced that next week she will introduce the Common-Sense Concealed Firearms Act of 2011, which would require all states that allow residents to carry concealed weapons in public to have minimum standards for granting permits.
Senator Boxer said, "The tragic events in Tucson earlier this month are a reminder of why we need common-sense gun laws. This measure will establish reasonable permitting standards for Americans who wish to carry concealed firearms. According to a recent poll, more than 60 percent of respondents believe there should be a reasonable permitting process for those who wish to carry concealed firearms."
Senator Boxer's legislation would require all states that allow residents to carry concealed weapons to establish permitting processes that would include meaningful consultation with local law enforcement authorities to determine whether the permit applicant is worthy of the public trust and has shown good cause to carry a concealed firearm.
Currently, two states do not permit residents to carry concealed firearms, while three states, including Arizona, allow residents to carry concealed firearms in public without a permit. The other 45 states require residents to obtain permits to carry concealed firearms, but the majority of these states would not meet the standard set in this bill.
Senator Boxer plans to introduce the legislation when the Senate reconvenes next week.
Charge them with violation of Title 18, sections 241 and 242 every time they propose this crap. If enough of them end up in jail, we might get them to finally STOP.
In Ca, where this idiot is my Senator, it is nearly impossible to get a Conceal Carry Permit.
I live in Orange County, one of the few Conservative areas left in the State. Our local Sheriff will only grant a Permit if the person is under some sort of ongoing threat or has a dangerous occupation that puts them in peril.
Not sure what all that means, except that I am unable to meet any of those criteria.
BTW - Barbara Boxer helped Clinton come up with the first list of Assault Weapons that were banned. She did this by looking through a Gun Catalog with her staff and picking out the scary looking Rifles to add to the list.
Stupid is a compliment when you speak of Barbara Boxer.
“...Charge them with violation of Title 18, sections 241 and 242 ...”
Who is going to do it??? I’ve proposed that very same thing before, but who will bring up the charges? The NRA, GOA, other gun rights organizations SHOULD be pooling resources and doing just that, but - ?
Asking this question in a serious tone is something I find to be hysterical. When I saw it, I was certain that you are off to a new career as a comedian.
Where are the GOP leaders supposed to locate spinal columns and testicles at this late stage in their careers? You're talking major surgery here and these old men don't want any part of a midstream course change. No Sir! They have had their goals worked out with the Progressives, their friends across the aisle, for at least a decade and by God they will continue to march straight forward into the NWO, as planned.
Redundancy in laws.
Why must they absolutely be so stupid?
“common sense”! That ought to mean the elimination of all restrictive and anti firearm laws and let every legal US citizen carry. If that were to ever happen we wouldn’t need as many federal thugs.
Yes, of course!
A “common sense” law would have absolutely prevented this!
Underscoring, once again, the old quote by President Truman: “The only thing new in the world is the history we don’t know.”
>>Stupid is a compliment when you speak of Barbara Boxer.<<
marktwain is not known on FR as being rude.
I'm assuming it'd have to be routed via Holder's DoJ...
As I've also stated before, I have ZERO faith that the system will fix itself or otherwise work as it is supposed to via checks and balances.
I guess I should have put a /sarc tag on it...
Sorry for the “density factor” on my end...it’s Monday after all...
I can do better:
1) Tax cuts for ‘the rich’ : The tax fairness act
2) Cut off abortion funding : The baby protection act
3) legal Carry fire-arms : The middle class protection from crimes act
4) Oil drilling: The american energy independence act
5) Cut off funding to unions : The wasteful spending reduction act
I hate being correct about this.
LLS
“..checks and balances....”
It won’t fix itself, because the people who are supposed to be checking and balancing are part of the problem.
Huh? What are you talking about?
I was speaking about Barbara Boxer, not another FReeper.
Yep. I’ve been saying that since I first started posting here.
"Gabby Giffords Safe And Sane Responsible Gun Ownership Law to Prevent Mass Murder."
PS: Even warlike hunter/shooter Dick Cheney says, “We don’t need these extended magazines.”
I’ve already seen a dozen RINOs support their ban. “We’re not going after your guns,” they say. “But nobody needs these high capacity massacre-makers.”
WTH? Every state I’ve had a CCW in (4) required fingerprints and a background investigation. Even Montana, which has open carry.
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