I am sighting santa for a paragraphs violation. Please edit the previous posting to make it more readable by using paragraphs. If you do it well, I might even let you have a Sheepdog-snack. :sarcastic:
My typing skills are limited to one finger on one letter at a time and I am still figureing out how the keyboard works. No kidding I never learned how to type. My typing is only marginally better than my SPELLUN. And as far as a snack I prefere Scooby-snacks.
Being that I have nothing better to do I will try to fix it.
I support the bill. It does NOT establish a Federal permit system. It simply says state must recognize other state’s permits if they issue them themselves. Only Illinois (and DC?) would we not be able to carry in. As far as the argument that it is a 'states rights' intrusion, the Congress does have that power in some circumstances already, this in my (and many others)opinion being one of them.
Read the Fourteenth amendment of the US Constitution. This bill DOES NOT change the laws or standards or regulations in any state regarding issuing permits to its own citizens. States already recognize driver licenses from other states, this bill treats gun permits the same way. Out of state permit carriers would still have to obey the laws of the state they are visiting, for example no carry in a bar(21 and older). Will this bill cause some states like New York, Maryland, New Jersey and other 'hard to get permit state' to stop issuing? Not likely. Besides isn’t it next to impossible already in New Jersey for instance for the average Joe Blow to get one anyway? What the bill WOULD DO is show the rest of the country how law abiding 99.99% of concealed weapon permit holders are and that the streets won’t 'run with the blood of innocents'. This might cause some 'hard to get permit states' to change their laws.
As far as the idea that this opens the door for Congress to pass future intrusive gun laws that is poppycock. Say Congress doesn’t pass this bill, what’s stopping them from passing a new gun-control bill requiring for instance all guns to be registered?
Also check out section C of the bill which reads "A person carrying a concealed handgun under this section shall be permitted to carry a handgun subject to THE SAME CONDITIOND OR LIMITATIONS THAT APPLY TO RESIDENTS of the state who have permits issued by the state or are otherwise lawfully allowed to do so by the state". As I (and my lawyer) and many others read this, this section extends to out of state permit holders the same rights as local permit holders. This means the 'FEDERAL school exclusion' law would mean out of state permit holders would be legal driving by a school UNDER FEDERAL LAW just as local permit holders already are.
As far as the bad amendments to the bill, they were defeated. There is over 250 co-sponsors in the House and if you want a veto-proof number it takes (if all members are voting) 290 to override an Obama veto. It is likely the bill will get more than that anyway. Considering the changed make up of the Senate in the last election the bill will pass there also even allowing for stopping a filibuster, which takes 60 votes. However if ALL the Senators are voting it would take 67 votes to override an Obama veto, not impossible but iffy. Do remember this (2012) is an election year so it stands a good chance. Also remember Obama signed the bill allowing for National Park carry. True that bill was 'tacked on' an unrelated bill, but there are some plans that due do the same in this case. Now to all of you who are mistrustful of anything that comes out of Washington DC? SO AM I! But now and then good things do happen. This is one of them. It would stop the inequalities at many state lines.
Many of you (including me) have complained bitterly about how we can’t legally carry on our out of state vacations. This bill would change that. To those who think the answer is in changing state laws I say great and how many decades will this take? By the way I am NOT a member of the NRA, but considering their support of this bill I will join. Do NOT let the 'Brady Bunch' and their propaganda against this bill Fool you. They would like nothing better and indeed have made it a top priority to defeat this bill. If this means dividing gun owners, they will rejoice. Don’t help the 'Brady Bunch'. Let’s support this bill. Oh and "this is NOT a paid political advertisement".
I tried my best but this new web design does weird things when you paste your paragraphs from word into it. But I think you will be able to find it easier to read.
