"Joe E. Dees" wrote:
> >
Excellent idea. Lets set the standard to that used by the state with the lowest
crime rates. That seems emminently logical doesn't it??? Also, let concealed
carry permit holders be able to practice their use in all states, just as if it
were a driver's license.
> As soon as he is able, after a considerable expenditure of money
> and time, to shut down such trade in outlying counties of his state,
> the conduit would extend to out-of-state, where he could do nothing
> to oppose it. Meanwhile the killing continues. We have
> protections and checkpoints on our national borders, not on our
> state ones. To prevent the criminal trade that patchwork gun laws
> promote, they should be nationally standardized.
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