Enjay
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Does this mean that we don't need to have FL or Utah permits to carry in GA any more?
emphasis is mineH.R. 822, introduced in the U.S. House by Representatives Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), allows any person with a valid state-issued concealed firearm permit to carry a concealed firearm in any state that issues concealed firearm permits, or that does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms for lawful purposes.
This bill does not affect existing state laws. State laws governing where concealed firearms may be carried would apply within each state?s borders. H.R. 822 does not create a federal licensing system or impose federal standards on state permits; rather, it requires the states to recognize each others' carry permits, just as they recognize drivers' licenses and carry permits held by armored car guards.
As of today, 49 states have laws in place that permit their citizens to carry a concealed firearm in some form. Only Illinois and the District of Columbia deny its residents the right to carry concealed firearms outside their homes or businesses for self-defense.
Correct, still a long way to go, I don't really like it, even tho it will make things easier for those who chose to cc.....IMHO any law federal on down that infringes upon a law abiding citizen's 2nd amendment rights should be declared null and void....Then laws such as this would be totally unneededC_Carson said:from what I understand, it has only passed the House. Making it's way to the Senate next.
Going to Atlanta it better be the third, strapped to the roof with the remote in hand :lol:Enjay said:Thank you for the input. I don't know much about it, obviously, so I'd like to ask why you find it shortsighted and not well thought out?
It seems to me that it makes travelling, for my purposes, far simpler and cheaper now that I don't have to go get a Utah or FL permit to go to Atlanta, nor do I have to play the gun game every time I cross a state line either. You know, the one that has you feeling yourself up in an effort to figure out "do I have it on? in the glove box? in the trunk? strapped to the roof of the car with the remote in my hand? :twisted:"
Enjay said:Thank you for the input. I don't know much about it, obviously, so I'd like to ask why you find it shortsighted and not well thought out?
It seems to me that it makes travelling, for my purposes, far simpler and cheaper now that I don't have to go get a Utah or FL permit to go to Atlanta, nor do I have to play the gun game every time I cross a state line either. You know, the one that has you feeling yourself up in an effort to figure out "do I have it on? in the glove box? in the trunk? strapped to the roof of the car with the remote in my hand? :twisted:"
PCShogun said:"In North Carolina, no permit is needed to carry openly, only to carry concealed. NC's permit is called a "Concealed Handgun Permit". Essentially, while a SC CWP holder is in NC, their permit to carry concealed is really, still, just a permit to carry concealed. When one decides to carry openly, their permit is a moot point, as it is not needed to carry openly. Again, this is how a SC CWP is treated now in NC, as NC recognizes SC's permit."
How long has this law been in effect? My Son-in-law was traveling to NC to tow a car back to SC. He had a hand gun in the center console. He got pulled for speeding, told the officer he had a handgun in the console, and then all heck broke loose. He was removed from the vehicle, cuffed, the handgun confiscated. He has no convictions and was released shortly afterward, but it took a YEAR and $400 to get his handgun back. He has a SC CCW permit. I am guessing the NC and SC had no agreement at that time and that made the difference?
Avtomat-Acolyte said:Benjamin Franklin was right then and he is right today:
Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
carsontech said:PCShogun said:"In North Carolina, no permit is needed to carry openly, only to carry concealed. NC's permit is called a "Concealed Handgun Permit". Essentially, while a SC CWP holder is in NC, their permit to carry concealed is really, still, just a permit to carry concealed. When one decides to carry openly, their permit is a moot point, as it is not needed to carry openly. Again, this is how a SC CWP is treated now in NC, as NC recognizes SC's permit."
How long has this law been in effect? My Son-in-law was traveling to NC to tow a car back to SC. He had a hand gun in the center console. He got pulled for speeding, told the officer he had a handgun in the console, and then all heck broke loose. He was removed from the vehicle, cuffed, the handgun confiscated. He has no convictions and was released shortly afterward, but it took a YEAR and $400 to get his handgun back. He has a SC CCW permit. I am guessing the NC and SC had no agreement at that time and that made the difference?
When did this happened? The way I understand it, he should have been able to have it in the console if he had his SC CWP.
Check out the NC gun rights brochure:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...idedFW0hEOWh_wflvT7tpEVdnqbUfjnl_dbj&hl=en_US
NC gun laws are going to be changing a little Dec. 1st, though, due to new legislation that was passed.