Virginia AG Ends Concealed Reciprocity with 25 States for Lack of Gun Control

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Breitbart:

On December 22 Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) announced that he was ending reciprocity with 25 states for their lack of gun control.

 

Herring claims the 25 states are “comparatively lax” when it comes to gun control laws–especially laws tied to expanding gun control to cover domestic violence and issues currently being pushed to ban gun ownership.

 

The 25 states are: “Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.”

 

According to The Washington Post, Herring said of out-of-state concealed permit holders, “While you are here, you are subject to the commonwealth’s gun laws.” In light of this, the states being cut by Herring are those which have not attached as many conditions and prohibition to their concealed carry permits. Herring contends that concealed carry “should be extended only to those who have gone through a process to prove a level of competency and responsibility.”

 

In doing this, Herring ignores the undeniable fact that concealed carry permit holders are among the most law-abiding citizens in the nation. But Republicans in Virginia say Herring’s actions are not really based on empirical evidence to begin with. Rather, they say this is just another example of Herring limiting the exercise of liberty of Virginians for the sake of implementing his political agenda.

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Petty politics.