House Passes Concealed Weapons Permit Bill [View All]

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House Passes Concealed Weapons Permit Bill
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

text size A A A WASHINGTON November 16, 2011, 05:57 pm ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — A state permit to carry a concealed firearm would be valid in almost every other state in the country under legislation the House passed Wednesday.

The first pro-gun bill the House has taken up this year and the first since Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was severely injured in a gun attack in January, it had the National Rifle Association's backing and passed by a comfortable margin. The vote was 272-154, with only seven Republicans voting against it and 43 Democrats supporting it.

The Democratic-controlled Senate has no parallel bill. But two years ago, GOP Sens. John Thune of South Dakota and David Vitter of Louisiana nearly succeeded in attaching a similar measure to a larger bill.

Under the House legislation, people with a concealed carry permit in one state could carry a concealed weapon in every other state that gives people the right to carry concealed weapons. While states have various standards for issuing such permits, currently only Illinois and the District of Columbia prohibit the concealed carrying of weapons.

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Good news.

Unlike spying on Americans or lying in court, this is an issue that Obama actually should fold on. Hopefully the Senate passes this and he signs it. I really don't want a president Romney, or worse a President Gingrich.