For one thing, the Constitution does not allow states to abrogate your rights as an American citizen, but somehow that has not stopped the states. Plenty of people have been arrested and brought near ruin, by a govern-ment that isn t following its own rules. Criminals should fear the police, not law-abiding citizens. This needs fixing. Some people have called for a book that would at least describe the wild array of federal, state and local laws that restrict your right to arm yourself against crime and attack.
Books are good.
The idea is to allow a person with a government issued carry permit from their home state to carry in other states that have a reciprocal carry law. This is what makes drivers licenses and marriage licenses work. At first blush this appears to be a good idea. This is an extremely bad idea, however, because it tends to legiti-mize the notion that the government can grant you the right to carry a firearm or not. The government has not been delegated such authority by the people.