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ac-mech wrote:Now, what are the next steps fort this bill..?

Goes to the Senate where they get to (my simplified version):

a. Ignore it
b. Send it to committee for review and draft their own version
c. Debate it (or not)
d. Pass their version and send it back to the House.
e. Negotiate a compromised version with the House.
f. Pass the House version and send to POTUS

The Senate and House must pass identical bills before sending it to POTUS for signature or veto. Once vetoed by POTUS, it can go back to Congress where they can try and pass with 2/3 majority to override the veto, create a new version and start the process all over, or say we tried and drop the issue. The other option is to attach the legislation to a bill POTUS wants to sign and then it becomes law.

Getting it through the House is not the issue. Will Reid even let it get to a vote in the Senate?

As I stated in a previous thread about this issue. I am against Federal Legislation in this arena. What the Feds give the Feds can take back with interest! This is a State's Rights Issue not a Federal Issue. I believe states like NY, NJ, IL, HI, and MD will pass laws that will make it easier to convict CHL holders on other perifieral charges. I think that an otherwise law-abiding citizen will get lured in to a sense of security with their own state's laws that they will be unaware that they are committing a felony in the state they are visiting. How about for starters, hollow point ammunition and magazine capacity.

As an example of reciprocity, let's take the driver's license and vehicle insurance. Minimum coverage in one state does not mean that you meet the minimum requirements in another state. Eons ago I remember a friend in FL that got a ticket in MD because his FL insurance did not meet the requirements in MD. I got stopped in NJ because my truck and travel trailer exceed 60'. NJ is the only state I know of that has this restriction and I was unaware at the time. (Only got a warning because I promised not to get off of I95 and took a different route on the return trip.)

I want less Federal legislation not more! Practically every bill the Congress passes takes a little bit of our liberty away.