SewTexas wrote:y'all are still comparing it to DL's. Driving laws are pretty much the same in every state. There are a few differences, and you have to know them. In some states you can't U turn unless there is a sign saying you can, whereas in other states you can unless there is a sign saying you can't. You have to know this stuff or you will get a ticket. A ticket is different than losing your carry rights. Nat Rec won't change the laws. New York isn't going to allow Texans to carry guns into their state, it's not going to happen. Neither is NJ, or Maryland or CA....Not without major law changes. I simply don't understand why people want this.
For me it is real simple. We have family in PA. We drive there. Out of 1,500 miles in the trip, there are 12 miles in MD where I have to go through the FOPA routine to not be thrown in jail if I'm stopped. That means that I have to stop somewhere in VA on the way up, unload my EDC, lock it up and lock the ammo up someplace else - and this is inside of an RV. In my view, there is no reason for me traveling on a Federally funded highway (I-81) to have to go through this. And MD, like NJ and NY is vindictive you they do catch you.
The least acceptable change to me would be to amend FOPA to say that if you have a concealed license from your State of residence that you can travel anywhere on the Federal highway system carrying in your vehicle. FOPA does not appear to protect you if you stop (other than incidental gas, etc).
I get it that MD, NJ, NY, CA don't want you to be able to carry in their States but IL has already agreed to that after lengthy court battles. If the State has a concealed program, even if it is "May issue", there is no reason to restrict others from other States except political will. States should not be able to trump the Bill of Rights, no matter what their political will. The Feds have twisted the whole concept of regulating interstate commerce like a pretzel and there is no reason not to extend it to basic rights.