Please no National Reciprocity Act - what the government gives, the government can take away.
I have to question this line of thinking.
We don't have national reciprocity now. So if we got it for say 10 years and then congress repealed the law, how would we be worse off than we are now?
Are you suggesting that if congress passed a national reciprocity act they could then, and only then, turn around and pass laws against States recognizing out-of-State permits? The provisions of the federal GFSZ law already do this for large patches of land within the several States. For example, Utah recognizes all permits issued nationwide. Our State GFSZ law includes only the buildings and grounds themselves. But under federal law, the GFSZ includes the grounds and then 1000 feet as the crow flies from the edge of school grounds. Further, under that federal GFSZ law, the non-Utah permit that Utah happily accepts to conceal carry into a bar while having a drink is meaningless for otherwise lawful possession of a gun on a public street, 999 feet away from the school.
I simply do not see where national reciprocity gives the feds any powers they don't already have and haven't already used.
What protects our RKBA and inter-State recognition is not some "precedence". It is raw political power. And forcing Cali, NJ, NYC, Chicago, and the other people's republics to respect our rights to some increased degree is likely to increase our political power as residents of those States demand the ability to carry guns on equal footing with non-resident visitors.
Better that states agree to accept permits, much as they do driving licenses now........
Actually, better for the feds to do their job under the 2nd and 14th amendment and protect our constitutionally enumerated, natural rights to RKBA against State level infringement, similar to how the feds passed legislation to prevent government sponsored racial discrimination.
We'd never suggest that individual States be free to ignore the 1st amendment by banning unpopular newspapers. We should not accept that they remain free to completely ban RKBA.
Accepting non-resident permits is not the ideal solution. But it is a step in the right direction.
Charles