If Concealed Carry Reciprocity Would Violates State’s Rights, So Does The Civil Rights Act

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   If Concealed Carry Reciprocity Would Violates State’s Rights, So Does The Civil Rights Act

The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act would simply prevent states from punishing constitutionally-protected activity, in a less severe manner than the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

 By Matthew Larosiere / MARCH 5, 2018

 

Gun owners in the U.S. who live along state lines are often only a few missteps away from years in prison. Consider the case of a Pennsylvania mother of two, Shaneen Allen, who was legally armed before she crossed a state line. One moment she was completely within the confines of the law, the next she was facing years in prison. If it weren’t for a media blitz that got the attention of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who pardoned her, she might have spent much longer in jail than the 48 days she did. This happens to countless otherwise law abiding people every year, and is the type of injustice the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 was written to address.

 The act would result in concealed carry licenses being treated more like driver’s licenses, requiring all U.S. states to recognize carry permits granted by other states.    

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The Right of Every Free Adult

Posted on March 5, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The right to keep and bear arms ought to be interminably linked with the right to vote. After all, if we can’t trust someone with a personal arm, then how can we trust them with the power of law over all of us?

     Once one had reached the age of majority, they are an adult and ought to be free to exercise all of their rights. As citizens, this means that once you hit 18, you may legally vote thanks to the 26^th Amendment guaranteeing it. Yet another, more fundamental and more ancient, right is denied 18 to 20 year old citizens who have never lost their freedom due to criminal activity nor have been adjudicated as incapable of running their own lives due to mental illness or mental handicap: “The right to keep and bear arms” when it comes to handguns, which is also protected by the Constitution.

     Thankfully, one Congressmen wishes to correct this denial of rights to adult Americans:      http://politicalhat.com/2018/03/05/the-right-of-every-free-adult/