Cross-State Gun Carry Bill Under Fire – Gun News at Guns.com
A bill that would allow citizens to carry concealed handguns over state lines is catching harsh criticism from opponents in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting.
The bill is the brainchild of Senators David Witter and John Thune, Republicans of Louisiana and South Dakota, respectively. They call it the “Respecting States’ Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act,” and what the bill does is pretty much all right there in the name.
Basically, if you’re allowed to carry a concealed gun in your home state, then that alone should be enough to let you carry a weapon in just about any other state. The central ideas driving the bill are to streamline an already complicated licensing process, and to make the national right to bear arms a bit more accessible.
via Cross-State Gun Carry Bill Under Fire – Gun News at Guns.com.
New federal license standards on hold in NJ | APP
4:48 PM, May. 5, 2012 TRENTON— New Jersey officials have temporarily delayed plans to implement new federal standards for people seeking to obtain or renew driver licenses or non-driver ID’s.
The new “TRU-ID” standards were due to take effect Monday. But the motor vehicle commission announced late Saturday afternoon that those plans are now on hold due to “a court motion” filed by the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Further details were not disclosed.
Under the new standards, residents could no longer state their Social Security number, but would have to show the card itself, a paystub or tax documents. They also would have to show two proofs of residence, rather than the one that’s currently required. And if a passport is used, it would have to be current.
The Negative Economic Impacts Of NJ’s Ridiculous Gun Laws | Ammoland & Dan Roberts
Manasquan, NJ –(Ammoland.com)- NJ has a long and well established reputation for having some of, if not the most strict Anti Gun laws in the Nation.
These laws, and their co-existent administrative directives are deliberately written and enforced in such a way as to intentionally make the exercising of one’s Second Amendment rights as burdensome and difficult as possible, in order to discourage as many Citizens as possible from exercising them.
Otherwise completely innocent and law abiding Citizens, having no criminal record; are as a matter of routine practice, arrested, charged, tried, convicted and imprisoned and have their lives utterly destroyed for technical violations of the laws that have absolutely no hint of intentional criminal conduct attached to them. Read more…
New Jersey – Making Felons Out of Law Abiding Citizens | AmmoLand
Trenton, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- There has been much debate in recent weeks about the travel laws here in New Jersey involving firearms.
We are all aware of what the statutes say and how they have been twisted to be not in firearm owners’ favor.
In this article I am going to try to explore and exploit the errors in the laws and also to gain opinions of my readers. This should make for some intelligent debate and “what if” scenarios.
Let me pre-empt my views with this disclaimer that: I AM NOT A LAWYER AND NOTHING I WRITE SHOULD BE CONSTRUED TO BE LEGAL ADVICE. Read more…
Maryland to appeal the ruling in Woollard v. Sheridan | Monachus Lex
As expected, the Maryland Attorney General’s office has filed a timely notice of appeal in the case of Woollard v Sheridan.
The state had signalled their intention to appeal in a Motion For Immediate Stay Pending Appeal which they filed on March 7th, only days after Judge Legg’s ruling came down.
On March 30th, Judge Legg granted a temporary stay of the ruling in order for both parties to submit briefs regarding the request for a permanent stay. The temporary stay order requires the state to file their first brief by April 19th. The plaintiffs will have until May 9th to respond and the state will then have until May 23rd to submit their final brief. I will share these briefs with you and comment upon the arguments made therein as they are filed with the court. Read more…
The End Of COBIS In New York! | Ammoland
NEWTOWN, Conn –(Ammoland.com)- On Friday evening, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the state budget into law immediately eliminating the Combined Ballistics Identification System (CoBIS), the state’s ineffective ballistic identification database.
Just as important, the budget did not contain a microstamping provision sought by anti-gun legislators.
This is a major victory for manufacturers, retailers and law-abiding firearms owners throughout New York…. via The End Of COBIS In New York!.
VP Joe Biden: "Trayvon case could spur gun laws debate" | CBS News + a Grey Enigma rant
RANT WARNING: Joe Biden is an ideologue and an idiot, but he is part of a dangerous cabal that may flourish after November 2012. Make no mistake about it, if Obama is reelected there will almost certainly be a new initiative to regulate the personal ownership, possession and carrying of firearms in this country. These people are dangerous in that they cannot conceive of why an individual should want (or be allowed) to take responsibility for their own safety.
