In addition to making constitutional carry the rule rather than the exception, another change I’d like to see would be wider reciprocation of carry permits across the nation. That being said, I imagine this wouldn’t be as simple a solution as some make it out to be. There are some potential pitfalls that make me … Read more
???? https://t.co/MvJYy7Gsch pic.twitter.com/uGINEZEYXs — Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) July 11, 2021 We’re pretty sure that the esteemed Professor Tribe had no intention of supporting gun rights when he tweeted the above. At all. Oops. Thanks to the FPC’s Rob Romano for highlighting an example of one particular constitutional right that was a victim of the filibuster…without … Read more
North Carolina’s Rep. Richard Hudson introduced a concealed carry reciprocity bill in the House of Representatives yesterday. The bill has 154 cosponsors. As Hudson’t press release notes . . . “Our Second Amendment rights do not disappear when we cross state lines, and H.R. 38 guarantees that,” said Rep. Hudson. “The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2021 … Read more
By Larry Keane The newly minted 2020 Virginia state legislature – led this session by Democrats in the General Assembly and Governor’s mansion – has wasted little time acting to curb their citizens’ Second Amendment rights. Numerous gun control proposals were introduced as legislation, including one particular bill that will lead to widespread confusion regarding the Commonwealth’s concealed carry … Read more
Does it sometimes seem that anti-gunners simply ignore fact-based arguments for the right to keep and bear arms? Are you frustrated by their refusal to acknowledge that the historic drop in crime rates has coincided with the number of civilian-owned firearms more than doubling, 16 constitutional carry states and millions of licensed concealed carriers? Thanks … Read more
Rep. Steve Scalise was shot by James Hodgkinson on a baseball field in June of 2017. He almost died of his wounds that day. In the Democrats’ anti-gun playbook, actual “gun violence” victims and survivors have particular moral authority to talk about firearms and their role in our society. Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee held … Read more
Remember when President Trump announced his support for a national concealed carry reciprocity bill? “The right of self-defense doesn’t stop at the end of your driveway,” President Trump said, in endorsing the proposed federal concealed-carry law. This legislation would require all states to recognize concealed-carry permits issued by any state. It passed the U.S. House … Read more
By Roger J. Katz We have two weeks left before the Senate adjourns for the Christmas holiday. If the Senate fails to act on national concealed handgun carry reciprocity within the next two weeks, any chance that this measure will be taken up anew when the House of Representatives seats a Democratic majority in 2019 will be virtually nil. … Read more
By Roger J. Katz The Arbalest Quarrel recently published an article which also appeared here at The Truth About Guns, “Attention All Law Abiding Gun Owners: National Concealed Handgun Reciprocity is in Jeopardy.” And this wasn’t the first time we wrote specifically on this critical subject. In February 2018, almost ten months ago, we posted an … Read more
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