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IL: Leave concealed carry laws to the states
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Mark A. Taff
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Supporters say that just as a driver's license issued in one state is valid everywhere, a weapons permit should be. But states honor driver's licenses voluntarily, not by federal mandate, a custom that makes sense because the requirements to get one don't differ much from one place to another. Concealed carry permit standards vary greatly. Lax rules create a danger to public safety by allowing people without basic skills to carry guns.
This legislation would trample on the principle of federalism by denying states the right to decide for themselves what to require of those who want to carry loaded guns in public. If states want to honor permits from other states, they're free to do so, and some do. |
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One-word answer: "No."
More-words answer: Congress has the delegated power to mandate universal recognition of carry permits. It should do so ASAP to ensure that those recalcitrant states cannot infringe on nonresidents' rights, and allow the SCOTUS to impose constitutional limitations on state infringement of their own citizens' rights. |
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