Bear in mind that many of us use "RKBA" as a shorthand for being able to legally possess a gun. I fully acknowledge the difference between the true RKBA and the permitted privilege addressed by this bill. But I'm more than verbose enough without substituting many words about permits for "RKBA".
When one discusses laws one must be fully aware of the fact that words mean what they mean. Throwing around "RKBA" willy-nilly merely confuses the issue. How much more verbose is it to say "federally imposed exemption to the state law against carrying a concealed handgun"?
Question. How much of your opposition to the bill is based on the concerns you've expressed thus far about it setting a precedence that let's congress force States to infringe RKBA, and how much is based on the fact that the bill deals with permits to carry, rather than unencumbered RKBA?
Charles
So you are saying that all this law does is address a federally imposed exemption from the state crime of carrying a concealed handgun? Finally?
"nencumbered RKBA"? Where? When? And when did I suggest that this bill would "force States to infringe RKBA"? I have, apparently, been laboring under the misapprehension that the bill would allow the federal government to impose conditions on the States and that the federal government has a history of not to be trusted when it does that in any area.
As far as P4P, it's been known that I consider them an onerous and odious bane, and that I am wiling to sell my soul in order to gain the convenience they offer. The fact that I do not use the permission slip very often has nothing to do with anything.
stay safe.