The Government Gives, and the Government Takes Away

By Justin Stakes

by Liston Matthews

United States -(AmmoLand.com)- The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD (Job 1:21, KJV).

Almost three decades ago, Florida passed a “shall-issue” handgun carry law, requiring the state to issue a handgun carry permit to any citizen who took the required training, had a clean record, was mentally competent, and had enough money to pay for the privilege. Florida took the lead, followed over the years by most of the states having some form of carry permit/license.

Over time, most states passed reciprocity laws, which allowed them to enter into agreements to honor permits from other states on a reciprocal basis. Some states such as Indiana and Tennessee elected to honor permits from all states, regardless of reciprocity. Handgunlaw.us has been a great asset for folks to learn the “rules of the road” for reciprocity over the last several years.

But . . . elections have consequences. Last general election, in 2013, Virginia elected Democrats to both governor and attorney general. The attorney general, Mark Herring, won by 907 votes, out of …Read the Rest

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