Is the conservative alliance fracturing? The great foundation of Ronald Reagan's conservative campaign, states' rights and guns, came crashing into each other in the latest release of diarrhea from the NRA (yes, I'm a member, just so I can read their crap):
Now is the time for Congress to recognize that the right to self-defense does not end at state lines. Under the Thune-Vitter amendment, an individual who has met the requirements for a carry permit, or who is otherwise allowed by his home state's state law to carry a firearm, would be authorized to carry a firearm for protection in any other state that issues such permits, subject to the laws of the state in which the firearm is carried.Now this is really dumb. It's like saying a taxi driver licensed in Minnesota should be able to drive a taxi in Nevada ... hey, wait a second ... GET MY RAV I'm going to Las Vegas! And my copy of Super System 2! Sphere: Related Content
Contrary to "states' rights" claims from opponents who usually favor sweeping federal gun control, the amendment is a legitimate exercise of Congress's constitutional power to protect the fundamental rights of citizens (including the right to keep and bear arms and the right of personal mobility). States would still have the authority to regulate the time, place and manner in which handguns are carried.
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