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Is SAFE Really Safe?
I have fought federal involvement in firearm carry because there isn't anything that the federal government hasn't screwed up once it gets its hooks into that facet of your life. My favorite defender of self-defense organization is trumpeting SAFE -- Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement. In reality, it is a requirement that every state recognize the carry permit of every other state. It's like a drivers license -- once you have one, you can drive in every state but have to obey that state's laws.The text of the SAFE act is innocuous enough:
Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or political subdivision thereof, a person who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, and is--The bill currently has 68 cosponsors. Can anyone think of any reason that I shouldn't write my congresswoman and tell her to sign on?may carry in any State a concealed firearm in accordance with the terms of the license or with the laws of the State of the person's residence, subject to the laws of the State in which the firearm is carried concerning specific types of locations in which firearms may not be carried.
- carrying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of any State and which permits the person to carry a concealed firearm; or
- otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in and pursuant to the law of the State of the person's residence,
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AlphaPatriot points to SAFE (Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement), an effort to make concealed carry licenses transferable to other states, just like driver's licenses. mASS BACKWARDS thinks Massachusetts police have an odd idea of what constitutes a... [Read More]
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» Thursday Gun Links #25
from Les Jones Blog:
AlphaPatriot points to SAFE (Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement), an effort to make concealed carry licenses transferable to other states, just like driver's licenses. mASS BACKWARDS thinks Massachusetts police have an odd idea of what constitutes a... [Read More]
Tracked on July 15, 2004 11:48 AM
» Thursday Gun Links #25
from Les Jones Blog:
AlphaPatriot points to SAFE (Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement), an effort to make concealed carry licenses transferable to other states, just like driver's licenses. mASS BACKWARDS thinks Massachusetts police have an odd idea of what constitutes a... [Read More]
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» Thursday Gun Links #25
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