How about some horsetrading? Give up on suppressors and machine guns in turn for national reciprocity? Maybe national pre-emption of state laws that restrict 2nd amendment. A law that states... no state shall make or enforce law that infringes upon the first or second amendment? Wait, why would we need that? How about new jurists.
“How about some horsetrading? Give up on suppressors and machine guns in turn for national reciprocity?”
I would rather wait a bit longer vs. giving up on a BASIC RIGHT forever.
Whose side are you on, anyway?
I am very concerned that a national reciprocity bill (that can pass Congress) will impair the rights of the citizens of free states.
In Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, we have a 54,389 square mile area with permitless concealed carry. Maine and NH are permit-optional, Vermont does not even issue permits.
Many Democrats have advocated for a “reciprocity” scheme that requires training, fingerprinting, and testing. You can be sure that this Congress will NEVER pass a bill that does not take some of these “common sense” requirements and force them on free states.
Also, I’m not sure Congress has the Constitutional authority to regulate the police powers of the several States.
What Congress COULD do, and do immediately, is recognize all 49 states CCW permits (remember, Vermont does not even HAVE permits) within the District of Columbia. No citizen of any of the 50 states is safe walking down the street in 2/3 of DC, Congress has plenary authority over all of the District and is free to legislate “in all cases whatsoever”. Let’s get them to do THAT.