~ANOTHER tourist busted for guns in New York~

[BluesStringer]

Respectfully, I think the first thing we need to do is to stop referring to the privilege of carrying a firearm that requires permission from the government to be purchased as a right. It is a compromise which has resulted in a privilege extended to an elite few who not only qualify for it, but also pay for it. Free Americans don't have to ask their government's permission to exercise a right, and free Americans certainly do not have to pay a tax in order to obtain that permission.

BOOM!!!! And it's in the X ring...

People have been conditioned to believe it's a "Dangerous Right". "Dangerous Rights" require permission so they have to ask permission... And take a test, and pay a fee... WAKE THE HELL UP!!!!

“The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.” --Frank Zappa

I personally disagree with both you and NavyLCDR on 822 being a good solution to reciprocity issues, but I like the way both of you present your arguments, and just had to "Like" a post that quotes Zappa in the context of a pro-gun topic and have it make sense.

Blues

[BC1]

Perhaps having a state attempt a "full on carry ban" in order to thwart this legislation, would be interesting to see.. Maybe the people would rise up and overthrow... There's hope...

So why is it that we can't possibly (according to the current administration and DOJ) have a patchwork of state level immigration laws in the US, but we can have a patchwork of gun laws? Hypocrisy.

So eager to dismiss the possibility of real change? Why has that become the rhetoric of so many gun owners?

Dead fish go with the flow...

Well, I'm no dead fish. I don't go with the flow. I tell the truth about the state of affairs. And the truth is that recent federal court decisions, including Heller and McDonald, have ruled that denial of the right to carry is not a denial of the second amendment. The courts have cited a long history of this and no where can it be found that "bear arms" equals "carry." Don't flame me... this is American history. plain facts.

I respect everyone's statements about "the people" revolting against these laws but experience tells me it just won't happen. This ountry elected Obama. Think about that. They did it knowing his record on socialism, hatred of white America and an anti-gun position. They won't come out from behind their iPhone long enough to do anything. They don't even understand the mess they're actually in. They're living paycheck to paycheck and are buried in kids, bills, work demands and stress. The days of successful American activism are over. The average American is dead from the neck up.

In agreement with you I must say it's really quite sad, what we've evolved to.