Rep. Broun's Concealed Carry Recognition Bill
Oct 13, 2011 5:27:21 GMT -5
Post by avordvet on Oct 13, 2011 5:27:21 GMT -5
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Want your Second Amendment Rights Expanded? Then FIGHT for them!
Finally the GOA is coming to its senses concerning H.R. 822 and is now pushing H.R. 2900 which allows law-abiding citizens who can legally carry concealed in their home state to carry all across the country, WITHOUT Special Permitting or federal "regulations".
I urge you all to support this bill and contact your Reps, to me H.R. 822 is a non-starter that will, in the end, further encroach on our Second Amendment rights.
From GOA Email Alert:
The House Judiciary Committee will soon be voting on legislation that will guarantee the right of citizens to carry firearms out-of-state. And the vote could come as early as today or tomorrow!
GOA has alerted you to H.R. 822 - introduced by Rep. Cliff Stearns
(R-FL) - and explained the weaknesses in his bill. Many of you have taken action on our alerts and informed your Representative that there is a better approach.
That approach has been championed by Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia, the author of H.R. 2900 - or the Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act. The Broun bill has several advantages:
1. It would allow residents of California, New Jersey and other "may issue" states to get out-of-state carry permits (say, from Florida or Utah) and carry in their home states -- an benefit they would not enjoy under the Stearns' bill;
2. Broun also protects the right of gun owners in non-permit states like Vermont and allows them to carry out-of-state without a permit; and
3. Finally, the Broun bill does not rely on an expansive, erroneous interpretation of the Commerce Clause. Passing gun legislation that uses the Commerce Clause for authority could undercut efforts at promoting Firearms Freedom Act legislation throughout the country which specifically declares the Commerce Clause has no authority over the production of intrastate guns.
We need to continue putting heat on Congress, now that this reciprocity legislation is beginning to move. You've already sent your emails, but now it's time to change things up and send postcards. If the House committee passes the Stearns bill, then it will probably come to the floor of the House some time next month.
So there is plenty of time to inundate Representatives' offices with
postcards and mail -- urging them to support H.R. 2900 -- or to amend the Stearns bill so that it contains the gun owners' protections in the Broun bill.
The U.S. House of Representatives: writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
Rep. Paul Broun Introduces Concealed Carry Recognition Bill
Thursday, 22 September 2011 19:11
The Second Amendment truly is the “black sheep” of the Bill of Rights.
Imagine traveling from your home to Massachusetts, and not being able to buy a newspaper or stay at a motel because you’re from out of state.
The ACLU would be up in…well, maybe not “arms”…but they would sure take issue with the violation of your First Amendment rights.
When it comes to the Second Amendment, though, your right to keep and bear arms is often checked at the state line. And it hardly raises an eyebrow among civil libertarians.
Criminals obviously don’t care if they cross state lines to commit a crime, but honest citizens are often required by law to leave behind their self-defense firearm when traveling.
Pro-gun champion Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) recently introduced a concealed carry recognition bill to address this situation. H.R. 2900 allows law-abiding citizens who can legally carry concealed in their home state to carry all across the country, as well...
gunowners.org/a09222011.htm
Want your Second Amendment Rights Expanded? Then FIGHT for them!
Finally the GOA is coming to its senses concerning H.R. 822 and is now pushing H.R. 2900 which allows law-abiding citizens who can legally carry concealed in their home state to carry all across the country, WITHOUT Special Permitting or federal "regulations".
I urge you all to support this bill and contact your Reps, to me H.R. 822 is a non-starter that will, in the end, further encroach on our Second Amendment rights.
From GOA Email Alert:
The House Judiciary Committee will soon be voting on legislation that will guarantee the right of citizens to carry firearms out-of-state. And the vote could come as early as today or tomorrow!
GOA has alerted you to H.R. 822 - introduced by Rep. Cliff Stearns
(R-FL) - and explained the weaknesses in his bill. Many of you have taken action on our alerts and informed your Representative that there is a better approach.
That approach has been championed by Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia, the author of H.R. 2900 - or the Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act. The Broun bill has several advantages:
1. It would allow residents of California, New Jersey and other "may issue" states to get out-of-state carry permits (say, from Florida or Utah) and carry in their home states -- an benefit they would not enjoy under the Stearns' bill;
2. Broun also protects the right of gun owners in non-permit states like Vermont and allows them to carry out-of-state without a permit; and
3. Finally, the Broun bill does not rely on an expansive, erroneous interpretation of the Commerce Clause. Passing gun legislation that uses the Commerce Clause for authority could undercut efforts at promoting Firearms Freedom Act legislation throughout the country which specifically declares the Commerce Clause has no authority over the production of intrastate guns.
We need to continue putting heat on Congress, now that this reciprocity legislation is beginning to move. You've already sent your emails, but now it's time to change things up and send postcards. If the House committee passes the Stearns bill, then it will probably come to the floor of the House some time next month.
So there is plenty of time to inundate Representatives' offices with
postcards and mail -- urging them to support H.R. 2900 -- or to amend the Stearns bill so that it contains the gun owners' protections in the Broun bill.
The U.S. House of Representatives: writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
Rep. Paul Broun Introduces Concealed Carry Recognition Bill
Thursday, 22 September 2011 19:11
The Second Amendment truly is the “black sheep” of the Bill of Rights.
Imagine traveling from your home to Massachusetts, and not being able to buy a newspaper or stay at a motel because you’re from out of state.
The ACLU would be up in…well, maybe not “arms”…but they would sure take issue with the violation of your First Amendment rights.
When it comes to the Second Amendment, though, your right to keep and bear arms is often checked at the state line. And it hardly raises an eyebrow among civil libertarians.
Criminals obviously don’t care if they cross state lines to commit a crime, but honest citizens are often required by law to leave behind their self-defense firearm when traveling.
Pro-gun champion Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) recently introduced a concealed carry recognition bill to address this situation. H.R. 2900 allows law-abiding citizens who can legally carry concealed in their home state to carry all across the country, as well...
gunowners.org/a09222011.htm