Texas senator (Cornyn) proposes bill to allow concealed weapons nationwide

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Texas senator proposes bill to allow concealed weapons nationwide

NRA-backed ‘reciprocity’ legislation would require a state to honor permits
issued by other states as gun safety advocates say it is ‘irresponsible’

Lauren Gambino in New York
Thursday 12 February 2015 22.31 GMT

A US senator from Texas wants to enable Americans to travel across state lines with their concealed weapons.

The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, introduced this week by US Senator John Cornyn, would allow concealed weapons permits issued in one state to be recognized in any state.

The nation’s largest gun rights group cheered the legislation, saying it would “respect the rights” of gun owners.

“The current patchwork of state and local laws is confusing for even the most conscientious and well-informed concealed carry permit holders,” Chris W Cox, executive director of the NRA-ILA, the group’s lobbying branch, said in a statement.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/12/texas-senator-nra-bill-allow-concealed-weapons-nationwide

[Moliere]

1. As usual States' rights only matter if it's a Repub cause

So duplicitous and very tiresome

[gejohnston]

3. not so much duplicitous as it is

hypocritical.

[Moliere]

5. That too. They're still liars.

The reasoning for this legislation is wrong and they keep spewing

[Shamash]

6. You clearly don't read much on the subject here at DU

When it comes to gun control, we have a bunch of DU'ers who champion states' rights, local rights, homeowner association rights, any rights for anyone you can think of as long as they mean less rights for gun owners. See here, here and here on just one such case.

[hack89]

8. Gun controller love state's right

as long as the state's are passing strict gun control. We see it here every day

[gejohnston]

2. I think its unconstitutional.

and would be struck down as violating the 10A.
There is no such federal law covering drivers licenses or professional licences.
Calling it "irresponsible" is absurd since CCW holders are statistically safer and more responsible than cops.
I don't see the concept as a bad thing, but why should Texas, with its stringent training standards, have to accept New York permits whose only standards are having political connections or being rich? New York can't even keep current records. When NYC CCW holders were made public last year, Eleanor Roosevelt's carry permit was still listed as current even though she died in 1962.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. I accept your 10A argument in principle however, for the sake of argument --

Driver and professional licenses aren't guaranteed rights within the Constitution whereas the RKBA is. Obviously you know the arguments for/against reciprocity but why should State A be allowed to prosecute someone who is legally valid to carry from State B?

[petronius]

10. That is an interesting point. If carrying a firearm in general is determined to be

protected by 2A, as courts seem to be leaning, then it does seem like the exercise of a constitutionally-protected civil liberty should not be contingent on remaining within one's home state.

Perhaps the proper balance would be to allow states to issue license as they see fit and to the standards the deem suitable, but exclude place of residence as a criteria. I.e., require states to issue out-of-state permits to non-residents with the same standards as in state...

[ManiacJoe]

7. Why is it not already required by Article 5 Section 1

of the Constitution, "full faith and credit"?

[Lurks Often]

9. "Gun safety advocates" = Gun control extremists

I don't see how people with no first hand knowledge of how a firearm works can be considered "gun safety advocates".

As to the bill itself, it will pass the House and maybe the Senate. Whether it gets vetoed or not depends on what they attach it to when they send it to the President.

That's how the law allowing the carrying of firearms in Federal parks got passed, they attached to a credit card bill that the President really wanted passed.

[ileus]

11. My live is valuable no matter where I may roam.