GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[HairOfTheDog]

And it will all be for not if the current reciprocity bill makes it to law. Well actually states like Cal, NY, NJ, Ill, etc, will only be able to restrict their own subjects.

That being said I hope it does not make it through in current form. The addition to the bill of the nics fix worries me.

'Subjects' made me laugh in this context.

All the 9^th U.S. District Circuit Court of Appeals did this week is uphold the existing conceal carry laws for residents of California, which most Californians support.

As for the House's Conceal-Carry Reciprocity Bill............taking power and responsibility away from the states is something that I expect extreme gun enthusiasts to hypocritically celebrate; those very same extreme gun enthusiasts who scream their lungs out about states' rights and states' sovereignty when the fed proposes something they don't like. Nothing new.

But, I'm more concerned about national gun safety and control measures aimed at keeping and taking guns out of the wrong hands.

Tying the national Reciprocity proposal to the NICS Fix Bill is a transparent dick move. Finally, after yet another terrible mass shooting in a church, there's bi-partisan agreement on passing legislation to at least improve the enforcement of existing national gun controls. BUT then............ the NRA-owned GOP politicians just have to try to tie it to a measure that will loosen other gun controls and restrict states' ability to determine their own regulations, thereby making the NICS Fix Bill partisan rather than bi-partisan. Nothing new there either.

Congresspersons who strongly support the NICS Fix Bill on its own will push back on that bullshit strategy. And, of course, Republican politicians will publicly and dishonestly accuse them of objecting to legislation that would improve the enforcement of existing laws and keep society safe! Same old shit there too.

Anyway, conceal-carry Reciprocity legislation doesn't belong in the NICS Fix Bill. I hope there's enough pressure to have it removed and the two legislative proposals are submitted separately, as they should be. If the Reciprocity Bill gets enough votes to pass on its own, so be it.