Posted April 9, 2019 4:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

When Republicans controlled both chambers of Congress and the White House–you know, just a matter of a few months ago now–there was one bill above all others I really thought we’d see passed. National reciprocity would have opened the door for a lot of people. It would require carry permits to be recognized just like drivers licenses or even marriage licenses.

It didn’t happen.

There are a lot of people who don’t see what the big deal is. After all, they either don’t travel much or, if they do, they don’t travel while armed. They don’t see the big deal with leaving one’s firearm at home locked up when they visit a state like California.

For some people, though, that’s not much of an option.

Thousands of truck drivers are breaking the law by carrying firearms across state lines, but is the problem the truck driver or the laws?

“It’s dangerous out there. You never can tell,” said Cliff Brown, a truck driver from Florida.

“You get these young guys who want to see if a truck driver’s got money on them,” said Patrick Kent, a truck driver from Louisiana. “They want it; they’re going to come in and try and get it.”

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Source:: Bearing Arms

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