S. 2188, the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012.”

[Penn]

“National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012” introduced in U.S. Senate
On March 13, U.S. Senators Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) introduced S. 2188, the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012.” The bill is the Senate companion to H. R. 822, which was approved by the U. S. House last November by a vote of 272-154.
Please contact your U.S. Senators today and urge them to cosponsor S. 2188.

The link below will email, or send a hard copy of a letter addressed to your Senator, all that you need to do is fill in name and address.

http://www.capwiz.com/nra/dbq/officials/

Please contact your U.S. Senators today and urge them to cosponsor S. 2188, the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012.”

[JJ_BPK]

National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012” introduced in U.S. Senate.. On March 13, U.S. Senators Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) introduced S. 2188

Penn

Why are there no Republican sponsors on the Senate version??

[Pete]

Is this a states rights thing?

Is it OK for the Federal Government to pass a law requiring states to offer reciprocity for concealed carry?

Is it OK for the Federal Government to pass a law requiring states to offer reciprocity for gay marriage?

Is it OK...................

I guess it depends on where you stand on any issue.

[JJ_BPK]

I think the 2nd amendment is a support factor to this legislation..

Where as States Rights trumps other federal meddling, like OBama-care.

But in any case it is a good question..

[Destrier]

2nd Amendment should be a carry permit regardless, but I digress.

If the Fed adds in some type of 'minimum requirements of training' or 'limits' to this type of action, does it not simply open the door for them to be the new gatekeeper over all the individual States?

It is similar to the drivers license issue however in one respect, each State has slightly different training courses, but all are very similar.

I am more of do not give the Fed any more power kind of guy.

10th Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

2nd Amendment and 10th would appear to apply

[Badger52]

The problem with having a list of specifics that you are mentioning - after you already defined in the basic document the left/right limits of Federal power - is that people later, in the history to come, will muck with that list, surmising that its very existence means that it's open to modification or interpretation.

It has been said the G giveth, and G can take away. In the age of largesse I'll add this:
What the G giveth, the G can expand in application to other things.

Convenient and possibly put an end to the non-res permit lottery and a lighter wallet in terms of paper? Probably.

Do I like it? Nah. I see it as precedent, future case law.