New Concealed Gun Law Rejected in Senate Vote

July 22, 2009 · Filed Under U.S. News

This from the AP:

The Senate on Wednesday rejected letting people carry hidden guns in 48 states if they have a concealed weapon permit in any one of them, a rare victory for gun control advocates in a Democratic-controlled Congress that has been friendly to the gun lobby.

Opponents said it would force states with tough concealed weapon permit restrictions to let in gun carriers from states that give permits to convicted criminals, minors and people with no firearms training.

"It’s extremely dangerous policy," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., noting that her state demands fingerprinting, federal background checks, a course of training, and verification by a local sheriff before issuing a permit to carry a concealed gun.

As as the proud holder of a concealed carry permit here in Texas, I don’t think it’s “dangerous” for me to carry my concealed gun into other states that also allow concealed carry.

This bill would have made a conceal carry permit in one state valid in other states with conceal carry laws.

I think it’s funny if the left considers the defeat of this bill some kind of great victory for them — it only failed by two votes.