I have to disagree, everyone should care about what happens in other states. As what prevails on those places can very well become law in the nation. Remember, complacency kills.
Agreed, as well as a patchwork of different laws that you might be breaking without even knowing it.
For instance I was out in Los Angeles a few years ago with a handgun that I thought was within the law both in and of itself, and the way it was being transported. I based that mainly on the law in my state, and later found out I was in violation of their absurd restrictive city/state law. So here I am, a law abiding citizen trying to do the right thing, yet had I been in an accident or pulled over, I'd probably have been a criminal. Whats worse is that my 2nd Amendment rights would probably be gone for life over it, which is also absurd.
Another time I was going to NJ and almost flew in with my checked firearm. However it was a short trip and I reluctantly decided time was of paramount importance, so I did not want to check a bag. Needless to say I went unarmed.
Now had I gone with a firearm, then went to check it in NJ for the flight home, I might have been arrested on the spot like others have. It would have been due to my assumption that you can legally check a firearm in an airport, but apparently that is not the case in NJ.
So varying patchwork restrictions/laws (which are probably unconstitutional anyway) in different states serve to disarm the law abiding public, and potentially make them into unknowing criminals to boot.
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