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Abraham wrote:Any hope if the reciprocity bill is passed it'll also be standardized throughout the states?

O.K., O.K., dumb question as each state will insist on their own set of rules that'll require scholarly study if you don't want to end up in the slammer. (or...am I, now whispering... wrong?)

I have no real idea about standardization. I can tell you this. RV rules are anything BUT standard across the States. For example, we have a motor home and tow a car behind it. When you start reading the rules for "trailers", it isn't at all clear State to State what is and what isn't a trailer. It gets more murky about whether or not the "trailer" has to have its own brakes. In Texas, the limit for that is 4,500lbs while other States require trailer brakes at 1,500lbs. There is a Federal guideline for requiring a special driver's license for vehicles weighing more than 26,000lbs and RV type trailers weighing more than 10,000lbs and many States have a similar rule - but not all of them.

Given the nature of firearms in politics, I cannot imagine that rules governing them would be more standard than that. And that probably is a good thing. And I have no illusions about, after National reciprocity passes, some of the most anti-gun States trying to pass laws to get around it. I'm sure that it would make Maryland politicians' heads explode to allow me and my Texas LTC in their State. I do understand that Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore would be very sympathetic but neither of those areas has much say in MD politics today. MD, NJ and NY definite WANT you and I to spend jail time for our abhorrent ideas on guns.

I had the opportunity to speak in person with Representative Hudson who originated this bill yesterday at NRA Convention. From his speech at the podium for the Executive Leadership session, he said that he is hopeful that they can get enough votes in the Senate this year.

I asked him if he really believed that they can get enough Democratic votes in the Senate for passage. He said that they believe that they have 6 but would need 9 with the current Senate population (before the mid-terms). I specifically asked about push back from NY, NJ, CA and MD who likely would see the most harm to their existing policies from this bill. He didn't believe that they would have any special influence if the actual voting Senators could be identified.

I sure would like to see a big "call your Senators" push in advance of a scheduled vote. I don't pretend to understand National level politics but making Democrats defend themselves from a push by gun owners might help even it the votes are not yet there.