fair game. A "shall sign" bill requiring CLEOs to approve NFA applications is on the governor's desk awaiting his signature as this goes to print. The governor already signed a bill strengthening the state's reciprocity. Most of Maine is very rural and boasts a strong gun and hunting ...
s gun owners. Gov. Hogan kept gun stores open despite the state’s shutdown, and vetoed legislation that would have banned the private transfer of long guns. In July, the State Police announced that mandatory handgun training required to obtain a Handgun Qualification License can now take ...
Residents can travel to 37 other states with an enhanced firearm permit, and Texas honors 44 other states’ CCWs. While firearms and ammunition aren’t exempt from taxation, safety equipment such as safes, barrel locks, and trigger locks, are exempt. Texas also has a Stand Your Ground and...
Like I said, the order is somewhat arbitrary but it breaks down into two tiers. The first three states mentioned have a preemption law but “little quirks” as Ritter puts it. The next seven have preemption with nearly no restrictions. The order of the states in each tier could easily be...
That debate has come to a head. On Wednesday the House of Representatives passed a bill, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, that would oblige every state to recognize a concealed-carry gun permit issued by any other state. So what does “reciprocity” mean? It me...