I dont understand what part of the constitution kansas is violating by not recognizing nebraska's cc license in kansas. Please explain.
Poor example, as Kansas does recognize Nebraska's CCW.
Let us use instead Kansas and New Mexico, which do not honor each other's CCW license, despite the fact that they honor many licenses from the same States.
I have no idea why they don't. I am not sure there is a rational reason based upon differing requirements, as they seem to be much the same. I was told that it is merely a ploy by Kansas to get New Mexico to honor ours, and if they do, we will honor theirs. The New Mexican authorities probably tell their people the same thing.
The Constitution says that the various States must honor each others legal decisions and acts, under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, and that it is up to Congress to decide which ones.
Since Congress has not designated CCW licenses as one of the things States have to honor, they are not violating any part of the Constitution, (except the 2nd) by not doing so.
The CCW reciprocity Bill would make honoring other States CCW licenses mandatory under the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
The current Bill contains no language that would set requirements upon the various States concerning rules on granting CCW licenses.
True such language could be added in the future, but since Congress already thinks it has the power to regulate interstate commerce to the degree it already does, it could do so now with out granting the mandate of "full faith and credit".
In other words, if Congress wanted to impose restrictions on the State's right to grant CCW licenses, it already could do so. It might not hold up in Court, depending upon who is appointed to the Courts, but there is currently nothing stopping Congress from do so, except a public backlash from the NRA and voters. Remember the Gun Control Act of 1968.
I think the current reciprocity law is the best opportunity to expand gun rights in this country, in the near future. Are there risk, perhaps, but the greater risk is maybe waiting for a less 2nd Amendment friendly Supreme Court, recognizing that Congress already thinks it has the power to do what you fear.
I think it would be much more difficult for Congress in the future to take away rights it has granted, than it would be to never recognize them in the first place.
No State has voted to rescind liberalized CCW laws since they enacted them in recent years, indeed, most States have liberalized such laws after all the Fear mongering and scare stories by those opposed to them, proved to be false.
