macadore
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No National CCW premits, not at all.
The Second Amendment prevents the federal government from having an opinion about firearms. Unless I misunderstand your suggestion, it would be as unconstitutional as the machine gun ban. The federal government cannot dictate firearms policy to the states. The fact that they are doing so is what makes national gun control unconstitutional. You will have to change the constitution to allow the feds to have an opinion on national ccw permits. It is easier to change the laws in your state.
As Neal Knox pointed out at the time, the problem with the machine-gun ban is that for the first time in U.S. history, a type of firearm was banned. I strongly disagree with those who say we should not push to repeal the machine-gun ban. If we can get a couple more pro gun Supreme Court Justices appointed, it won’t matter what the Brady Bunch thinks.
Viewing the oral arguments as they should be viewed - hypothetical devil's-advocate rhetoric - we may very well be in for a dramatic restoration of 2nd Amendment rights. Maybe not the petty paperwork, which could be argued doesn't really infringe, but overturning all categorical bans ("well-[equipped] militia" ... "shall not be infringed"), enactment of national CCW ("full faith and credit"), and RKBA at all levels ("supreme law" ... 14th Amendment). Anything else requires too much twisting & breaking of plain Constitutional wording. No matter what part you want, and what you're willing to throw under the bus to get it, this one is for ALL the marbles.
Amen.