tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post2205703959250059700..comments2024-01-05T12:03:52.460-05:00Comments on No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017John Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-51515677779683554812017-01-08T23:49:37.616-05:002017-01-08T23:49:37.616-05:00It also appears to cover people from Constitutiona...It also appears to cover people from Constitutional Carry states, particularly Vermont:<br /><br />"...and who is carrying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuantto the law of a State and which permits the person to carry a concealed firearm <b>or is entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the person resides</b>"<br /><br />In other words, all you would need is a valid ID if your state of residence recognizes your right to carry concealed without any special permit.<br /><br />It also appears to grant individuals the right to recoup their court costs if a recalcitrant jurisdiction attempts to prosecute them; This may not deter initial attempts to prosecute, but it will certainly remove one of the biggest disincentives to being a test case. This should also ensure that virtually anyone who gets charged <b>will</b> opt to fight the charges in court, and it will also likely means that they'll likely have the full backing of groups like the NRA and 2nd Amendment Foundation to front the funds to cover their defense. The following section, (d)(3) also virtually guarantees that civil litigation will follow any successful criminal defense.<br /><br /><br />It's not perfect, but there's a lot to like about it.<br /><br />-HSR47Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-64805753398317977212017-01-05T11:09:41.291-05:002017-01-05T11:09:41.291-05:00John, a few notes:
- As written, this law appear...John, a few notes:<br /><br /> - As written, this law appears to preempt state may-issue. There appears no limitation preventing a MD resident from carrying in MD using a Florida permit. This is different from previous bills.<br /><br /> - National Forests are covered under BLM, NPS and probably BoR jurisdiction. For instance, Sequoia/King's Canyon Nat'l in CA is NPS so you'd be good in both.<br /><br /> - This law would preempt gun/magazine/ammo bans at the state level, though it would not stop transfer prohibitions of the same. So if you live in CA, you are stuck using CA guns even if I can carry the Glock-o-Matic AK-15 Baby Seal Stalker, Ultra-Mag 2017 Trump Edition.<br /><br /> - Gun-Free-School-Zone was an issue in past versions of this bill, but are handled here.<br /><br />PROBLEMS: <br /><br /> - This does not appear to apply in DC or any non-state territory of the USA. This is a huge issue for a great many people (yours truly, included).<br /><br /> - Right now this is what we call a "Show Bill" - it'll pass through the House and get filibustered in the Senate. Time will tell how serious the GOP/Trump is in making this law by whether they will amend this text onto authorization/funding bills that the Dems won't stop. This is how we got Amtrak, etc. through with Obama - attached to a credit card regulation bill.Patricknoreply@blogger.com