Last week, one of the NRA’s publications, America’s 1st Freedom published an exclusive interview with President Trump. Here’s an exchange they reported regarding national concealed carry reciprocity: “Mr. President, each state’s driver’s license is honored across this great nation, yet a permit to carry a concealed gun—which, in contrast, is a right specifically protected in … 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
In what looks like a direct response to Diane Feinstein’s latest attempt to abrogate Second Amendment rights with her push for another “assault weapons” ban, Texas Senator John Cornyn and a gaggle of Republican co-sponsors have introduced a new concealed carry reciprocity bill in the Senate. Here’s a press release from Sen. Cornyn’s site: WASHINGTON –U.S. … 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 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
By MarkPA Now that Brett Kavanaugh has ascended the bench, the Supreme Court is likely to rule on some states’ “may-issue” practices that amount to “won’t-issue” for carry permits. The recent case of Young v. Hawaii is ripe for consideration. A three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit has ruled in Young’s favor, granting him his prayer … Read more
How to Raise an ‘Army of Angry Moms and Women’ From Your Own Kitchen Another big wet kiss for Shannon and her bought-and-paid-for gun-grabbing group from a compliant media outlet . . . When she started five-and-a-half years ago, Watts was a stay-at-home mother of five, living in suburban Indiana, so politically unsophisticated that she joked … Read more
By Jeff S. As the word “compromise” should suggest, this is not intended to be an ideal proposal or one that comes anywhere close to what most gun rights enthusiasts would like. Instead, it’s intended as a proposal that addresses the major concerns of likely opponents of any national concealed carry reciprocity bill, while also … Read more
Yeah, well that’s not exactly new. Noah Feldman makes the inconvenient point that no matter what you think about federal preemption and states’ rights, nothing about national reciprocity would be unconstitutional . . . Muddy Liberal Thinking on New Gun-Rights Law It’s a terrible measure, to be sure, forcing states to allow people licensed to carry … Read more
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