The National Rifle Association opened it’s meeting this week with a call for universal concealed carry legislation to make permits from one state legal in all states that have concealed carry permits. Of course, all 50 states have concealed carry permits these days, now that Illinois has joined the 21st Century. Of course, there’s opposition from the hand-wringing hippies, reports the Washington Times;<\/p>\n
Opponents fear the measure would allow more lenient gun regulations to trump stricter ones when permit holders travel across state lines.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a race to the bottom,\u201d said Brian Malte, senior national policy director for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. \u201cIt\u2019s taking the lowest standards.\u201d<\/p>\n
The push for reciprocity comes as the gun rights lobby is arguably stronger than ever before, with more than 5 million dues-paying members.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
My permit allows me to carry a concealed weapon in 36 other states, but 13 states are scared of me. Of course, I do my best to spend no money in those states.<\/p>\n
My Senator Joe Manchin introduced a bill for universal concealed carry to the Senate in 2012, an election year. I don’t why he hasn’t in the last two years – maybe because he doesn’t have to run for office again until 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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