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The following was found today on AMAC and was written by Rob Maness. It is really important that we reach out to politicians and restate our desire for a federal CCW for those who are approved at the state level for their CCW. This bill creates this for well deserving military veterans officers but not for the rest of us. The end is a two-tiered 2A in this country. There is more article that follows but seemed to reiterate the same message.
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Late last week, Republican Congressman Pat Harrigan introduced a new bill that would “extend federal concealed carry authority to both serving and veteran special operations forces whose firearms training and marksmanship standards match or exceed those of retired law enforcement officers.”
As a veteran and avid Second Amendment advocate, you would probably think that I enthusiastically support such legislation. But here’s why the bill could actually end up hurting Americans’ constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms – and why Republicans shouldn’t create a two-tiered Second Amendment.
The new legislation is officially titled the “Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act.” It specifically would amend 18 U.S.C. Section 926C to give honorably discharged Green Berets, SEALs, Rangers, Delta operators, Marine Raiders, and other specified special operations veterans in paygrades E-5 and above the same nationwide concealed-carry authority currently enjoyed by retired law enforcement officers.
In short, the bill would override state-level restrictions and allow covered individuals to carry nationwide. A DoD/VA photo ID card would serve as a nationwide permit. Congressman Harrigan argues that the bill “fixes” an inconsistency because these warriors have “mastered firearms under the most demanding conditions in the world.”
Mr. Harrigan’s heart is no doubt in the right place. Veterans should indeed have the right to carry a firearm throughout the country – but so should everybody else. Carving out a special class of citizens who are supposedly more qualified or entitled to exercise their Second Amendment freedoms implies that there are other classes of citizens who are somehow less entitled to the same rights.
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Late last week, Republican Congressman Pat Harrigan introduced a new bill that would “extend federal concealed carry authority to both serving and veteran special operations forces whose firearms training and marksmanship standards match or exceed those of retired law enforcement officers.”
As a veteran and avid Second Amendment advocate, you would probably think that I enthusiastically support such legislation. But here’s why the bill could actually end up hurting Americans’ constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms – and why Republicans shouldn’t create a two-tiered Second Amendment.
The new legislation is officially titled the “Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act.” It specifically would amend 18 U.S.C. Section 926C to give honorably discharged Green Berets, SEALs, Rangers, Delta operators, Marine Raiders, and other specified special operations veterans in paygrades E-5 and above the same nationwide concealed-carry authority currently enjoyed by retired law enforcement officers.
In short, the bill would override state-level restrictions and allow covered individuals to carry nationwide. A DoD/VA photo ID card would serve as a nationwide permit. Congressman Harrigan argues that the bill “fixes” an inconsistency because these warriors have “mastered firearms under the most demanding conditions in the world.”
Mr. Harrigan’s heart is no doubt in the right place. Veterans should indeed have the right to carry a firearm throughout the country – but so should everybody else. Carving out a special class of citizens who are supposedly more qualified or entitled to exercise their Second Amendment freedoms implies that there are other classes of citizens who are somehow less entitled to the same rights.
