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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/us/politics/house-concealed-carry-guns-nra-reciprocity.htmlHouse Votes to Sharply Expand Concealed-Carry Gun Rights
By NICHOLAS FANDOSDEC. 6, 2017
WASHINGTON The House on Wednesday easily passed a sweeping expansion of the right to carry concealed firearms virtually anywhere in the country, putting the fate of the National Rifle Associations top legislative priority in the hands of a divided Senate.
To win over Democrats, House Republicans paired the measure, which would require all states to recognize any other states concealed-carry permit, with a more modest bipartisan fix meant to incentivize better reporting of legal and mental health records to the national background check system.
Together, the measures were the first gun-related bill to pass through the chamber since two of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States, in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs, Tex., in the fall.
But the background check measure was not enough to win over most Democrats, nor did it persuade law enforcement officials in some of the largest cities, including New York, who say the legislation would force locales with strict gun laws to bow to places with few or no gun restrictions.
The final House vote was 231 to 198, with six Democrats in favor of and 14 Republicans against the bill.
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...meanwhile...the tax bill and this... (Original Post)
diva77
Dec 2017
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J_William_Ryan
(1,753 posts)1. Another non-issue
to divide Democrats and draw attention away from what Trump and the reprehensible right are actually doing.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)3. Non issue?
If you like to stroke your Ruger. Only one more school shooting.
Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)2. So are they for states rights or not?
Funny how that gets spun up only when it helps them screw someone over.