The Democrats shot this down in 2009. We had 58 votes but thanks to them we needed 60 and most voted against it. Let's hope our Senate votes this through this time! Let your democrat Senators know that if they vote no, they are voting against your Second Amendment rights and you will vote against them in 2012!
A new national concealed carry bill will be introduced within a matter of weeks, said Sen. John R. Thune, R-S.D., whose 2009 bill received 58 votes in the Senate, failing short of the 60-vote threshold required by Democratic parliamentary maneuvering.
A national concealed carry law would not only create a baseline right to carry a concealed firearm for all states, including Illinois, which is the only state without any procedure for concealed carry permits. The law would also create a framework for states to offer reciprocal recognition of concealed carry permits from other states.
This would be a wonderful thing to alleviate the patchwork of reciprocity - a real nightmare for the traveler. Not to mention allowing the good folks of Illinois to defend themselves.
What is the constitutional basis for the federal government to override the states sovereign rights on this issue? The Supreme Court has held that the government may provide some regulation of firearms, including concealed carry, so why does the federal government get to override the states right to do so?
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Personally I am against this. States rights rule! And in a case of national concealed carry, would we have to follow the rules of the most stringent state?
Example: In Colorado you can carry at a bar if you don't drink. Some states ban carry in places that serve alcohol. I am betting the no carrying in bars crowd would win on a national law.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
