Cell phone video released today shows a citizen saving a deputy’s life in Florida back in November by shooting the suspect.
Story: http://bit.ly/2ntHOzO
Video of man with CCDW permit saving Florida Deputy
Tag: Concealed Carry
Constitutional Carry One Step Closer In New Hampshire
Some good news for people who want to carry firearms concealed or otherwise in the “Live Free or Die” state.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted 200-97 to pass a bill that will allow constitutional carry in the state. Passing the House was the last major step to getting the bill passed.
Last month the New Hampshire state Senate, passed the bill in a 13-10 vote.
The Governor, Chris Sununu who is a Republican, has said he will sign the bill into law. A similar bill was passed by the state legislature the last two years but was vetoed by Maggie Hassan, a Democrat.
The state’s first GOP governor in a dozen years wrote “I am pleased that the State Senate today voted to advance common sense legislation in support of a citizen’s fundamental right to carry a firearm, joining neighboring states throughout the region and across the country,” Sununu wrote in a statement following the vote.
New Hampshire is bordered on the East by Maine and on the West by Vermont. Both of those states have Constitutional carry.
Ordinance restricting gun ranges in Chicago is overturned.
“Gun ranges attract gun thieves” was one of the reasons the city wanted to restrict where the ranges could be located.
National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill Introduced on first day of new Congress
North Carolina Republican representative Richard Hudson (R-NC-8) introduced the national concealed carry reciprocity legislation. Here is a link to the actual Bill: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38) Its only six pages long and pretty easy to read for something the Government wrote….
Here is the press release Hudson’s office put out:
HUDSON INTRODUCES NATIONAL CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY BILL
01/03/17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 3, 2017
Hudson Introduces National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after introducing the bipartisan Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38) with 58 original cosponsors:
“Our Second Amendment right doesn’t disappear when we cross state lines, and this legislation guarantees that. The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 is a common sense solution to a problem too many Americans face. It will provide law-abiding citizens the right to conceal carry and travel freely between states without worrying about conflicting state codes or onerous civil suits. As a member of President-elect Trump’s Second Amendment Coalition, I look forward to working with my colleagues and the administration to get this legislation across the finish line.”
Rep. Hudson’s bill, which is supported by major pro-Second Amendment groups, would allow people with a state-issued concealed carry license or permit to conceal a handgun in any other state that allows concealed carry, as long as the permit holder follows the laws of that state. It also allows residents of Constitutional carry states the ability to carry in other states that recognize their own resident’s right to concealed carry.
For a one-pager on the bill, click here. For a Q&A document, click here.
Last month, Rep. Hudson joined “Varney & Co.” on Fox Business to discuss his plan to introduce this legislationand his work to protect our Second Amendment rights.
Rep. Hudson, who is nationally recognized as a strong advocate for our Second Amendment rights, introduced similar legislation in the 114th Congress. This bill, H.R. 986, had 216 cosponsors. In addition, his amendment to stop President Obama’s “green-tip” bullet ban passed the House and helped put intense pressure on the administration to abandon its unilateral attempt to restrict our right to keep and bear arms.-
Will Texas Become the Largest State to have Constitutional Carry?
What is “Constitutional Carry” ?
Constitutional carry is just a fancy way saying you can carry a gun either concealed or in the open without a permit from the government. It’s called “Constitutional” because it is based on the second amendment to the Constitution.
As of April 15, 2016, 11 states and Puerto Rico have constitutional carry including: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho (effective July 1, 2016; residents only), Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming (residents only).
Texas Republican state Rep. Jonathan Stickland has pre-filed HB 375 to strike the state’s framework for a concealed carry permit entirely. This would allow all adults otherwise lawfully able to possess a firearm under federal and Texas laws to carry one concealed without a permit.
“This is meant to restore the constitutional rights of Texans to be able to carry a firearm without being forced to take a government-mandated test and pay a fee,” said Stickland in an interview with a local news station.
In the past twenty years, the number of Texans with permits has increased to 1,017,618. When compared to the state’s population, this is one active permit per about 27 residents.
Earlier in 2016, Texas implemented the open carry of handguns — which has drawn not drawn a significant amount of complaints from the public, even though gun control advocates claimed the opposite would happen.
The NRA’s Cam Edwards, host of Cam and Company, was interviewed on the Blaze and gave his views on what Texas passing constitutional carry means for the rest of the US.
Edwards said that constitutional carry actually prompts people to become more educated about firearms, and seek out their conceal carry licenses.
“Honestly, the number of concealed carry licenses hasn’t really declined dramatically in states that have passed constitutional carry,” said Edwards. “Arizona, for example, actually saw an increase the number of concealed carry holders, even after they passed permitless carry.”
“It’s real common sense,” continued Edwards. “If you’re a gun owner, and you’re carrying a firearm for self defense, you want to be comfortable with that firearm, right? You’re going to seek out the training. You’re going to go to the range. You’re going to educate yourself on how to be safe, and responsible, and competent with that firearm. And you don’t need the government to tell you that you need to do this, you do this because you want to be able to protect yourself if you ever have to.”
Edwards also said that we can expect all the usual sky is falling reactions from the left:
“It’s a lot of the same arguments we’ve been hearing for decades about concealed carry,” responded Edwards. “It’s going to be the wild wild west, and as soon as you allow this you’re going to have shootouts in the streets over parking spaces. You’re going to have the same arguments against campus carry. You’re going to have classroom discussions break out into gun play.”
“It never happens!” he finished.
Indeed, the only time gun play on college campuses seems to happen is when the school is hosting a “gun free zone.” According to FBI statistics, gun-free zones make up some 69% of shootings since 2002. Of those that happened on places where carry was allowed, the shooter was stopped short nearly 30% of the time. This makes carrying a firearm the safe bet for survival.
Here is a link to the interview:
http://content.jwplatform.com/previews/VSdARcUV-utDQs14a
