Some areas of New York issue carry permits to it's citizens without restrictions. New York City isn't one of those areas.Nothing in any of these bills would allow for the creation of a registry. All that would happen is that a CHL from Texas would be valid in NY. You'd still have to abide by the SAFE ACT. All that would change is that you could carry in NY.
Every time this topic comes up, people crawl out of the woodwork and swear up and down that Hilary/Obama/Teh Gheys/the UN are going to impose their "will" upon some backwater Mississippi town and suddenly the Second Amendment will vanish.
Let me clue some of you folks in. All the states will never agree on the 2A. NYS will not change, because NYC has all the votes. CA will not change because of LA and San Francisco. National Reciprocity will drag NY, NJ, and CA kicking and screaming into line with the rest of America in terms of ability to carry freely in said state. Said states will still (probably) get to keep their AWBs and local ordinances. You'll have to abide by them, but you'll be able to carry. That's a huge deal.
In a perfect world, yes, all the state's rights arguments people make would ring true. We don't live in that world. Honestly, I wonder if some people ever leave their domiciles, let alone travel out of their state when I read some of these responses.
I actually LIKE going to NYC. I have family all over NY. I' like to visit. San Francisco has beautiful weather and lots of culture. I don't like LA, but I might have to pass through if I want to go to San Diego. You know what would make my trip even better? NATIONAL RECIPROCITY.
Maybe one day, I'll get enough money to participate in a Gumball Rally from LA to NYC. I'll ccw my Sig p238 and stop for lunch in Chicago. I'll end it by attending a gay wedding in Central Park.
Some of you really need to get over yourselves.
So how would reciprocity work in New York City where it doesn't issue carry permits without a genuine need? How could people from Florida or Kentucky be able to carry in New York City ...since NYC won't issue permits to it's residents ...so there is no hope of reciprocity to begin with?
New York City residents would not be able to carry in California, because New York City residents are not going to get a carry permit from the City of New York. So then how could a California resident come to NYC and start carrying? They can't even under a reciprocity law because NYC won't issue carry permits in the first place to it's own citizens.
How would reciprocity work in New Jersey where it doesn't issue carry permits to it's citizens? How would people from Florida or Kentucky be legally able to carry in New Jersey ...since NJ isn't going to issue carry permits to it's own residents...and if that is the case there is no chance of reciprocity with New Jersey.
So how is New Jersey is going to allow someone from another state to carry in their state while New Jersey doesn't not allow it's citizens to carry in their own state. Reciprocity is going to fix that? It can't
How will a New Jersey citizen be able to carry in California under Reciprocity when the New Jersey citizen can't even get a carry permit in their own state? How would a Maryland resident be able to carry in New Jersey under reciprocity? They can't since Maryland and New Jersey do not issue carry permits to it's residents without an absolute genuine need.
Three states, New Jersey, Maryland and Hawaii do not issue carry permits to it's residents without an absolute genuine need. How would reciprocity work there? So reciprocity would only work in 47 states because NJ, MD and HI do not issue carry permits. Then what would be the point of the law if it wasn't legal in all 50 states? And what about Washington DC? Puerto Rico? U.S. territories? Why stop at the states?
In order for a reciprocity law to have any effect whatsoever. Those three "needs based" states (NJ, MD and HI) would have to go shall issue. And then the rest of the NY and CA counties would have have to go shall issue in order to have any hope of reciprocity. I don't see New Jersey changing anytime soon. In fact (like I said earlier), NJ is looking to enact more gun control as soon as Gov. Christie is out of office!
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