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LAGC

(5,330 posts)
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 11:57 AM Jan 2012

Would You Support Stricter Federal Training Requirements in Exchange for National CCW Reciprocity? [View all]

This is a question for both the pro-gun and pro-control sides.

I've been engaged in a back-and-forth PM session with another member who favors more gun control, and this idea for a compromise came up.

How would you feel about being able to pack heat (concealed-carry) anywhere in the contiguous 48 states without having to worry about violating some states' arbitrary laws during long-range road trips, if it meant having to put up with more rigorous training requirements to qualify to get a Federal CCW permit?

This would mean that unrestricted states like Alaska, Arizona, and Vermont would have to adopt stricter uniform Federal training standards, but on the flip-side, states like California, Illinois, and New York couldn't deny permits altogether, or only issue them if you are rich or politically well-connected.

I'm thinking this might be one area of compromise which might satisfy most (but not all) pro-gun folks, and most (but not all) pro-control folks, and be able to get Congress and President Obama to come together and deliver on during Obama's second term.

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Given that the trend for the last 20 years has been for more liberalized CCW laws, Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #1
Why settle for 10 years when we can have it in 2? LAGC Jan 2012 #2
I don't think Obama would deal on this issue, no. Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #3
Well... LAGC Jan 2012 #22
Fair point, I'd forgotten about that...but I'd still be surprised if he signed national CCW. Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #23
I think it may be a good idea. safeinOhio Jan 2012 #4
Yes. Of course I'm in favor of training rrneck Jan 2012 #5
I'm not sanguine about putting that control in the feds hands. X_Digger Jan 2012 #6
Good points. Interesting trade-off, but then there is federalism. nt SteveW Jan 2012 #24
Can we get a guarantee the courts won't step in with what they feel is best for us? ileus Jan 2012 #7
Much would depend on the course and the cost... spin Jan 2012 #8
This (nt) TupperHappy Jan 2012 #12
I have to side with X Digger on this matter. burf Jan 2012 #9
Only if applied equally to every other Constitutional Right. PavePusher Jan 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #14
I don't like the idea of give and take. Glassunion Jan 2012 #11
I don't think I'd have a problem with federal standards JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #13
What I fear ObamaFTW2012 Jan 2012 #15
Possibly as an overlay requirement. aikoaiko Jan 2012 #16
I thought we were supposed to be trying to make things LESS complicated? <shrug> n/t PavePusher Jan 2012 #17
Thats the goal for some people. aikoaiko Jan 2012 #18
No deal. I will wait and get CCW in due time. E6-B Jan 2012 #19
I do not support a National CCW Reciprocity bill. CCW is not a federal issue at all. S_B_Jackson Jan 2012 #20
I would be in favor if and only if... Straw Man Jan 2012 #21
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