bayouhazard wrote:It's the same license and should be treated the same by any rational person.
This presumes, of course, that all politicians are rational people. In RoyGBiv's "perfect world," they
would be. But, they are not. And so that is the reality with which we have to reckon. So, given the
reality, we have to ask ourselves whether certain tactics are strategically damaging. In the case of flouting legislative intent, and given the nature of political animals, the net result over the long haul will be
less freedom, not more of it. It takes either a severe lack of wisdom, or a callous disregard for the welfare of the 2nd Amendment, to pursue those kinds of tactics.
We can all
say that we support and defend our RKBA; but in the end, the only measurement that counts is whether or not our actions
furthered the RKBA or
harmed it. So when an ill-advised marketing campaign trumpets a product
for the express purpose of circumventing the will of the Legislature, you can take it to the bank that it will excite the enemies of the RKBA, causing them to apply sufficient pressure on the Legislature to act against it. Although he was as wrong as lace panties on a silverback gorilla, John Woods was undeniably the most effective advocate against campus carry during the last session. All it takes is to twist the tail of just ONE guy like that, and the RKBA for students over 21 was shot down. How is that so? Because these things don't occur in a vaccum, and the "gentemen" of the press like
him more than they like
us. So acting in a manner which just BEGS them to bring their attention to bear on us is downright irresponsible, and ultimately more bad will come of it than good.
There are plenty of good reasons to have an out of state non-resident permit. I have one myself—a Utah CFP. But I don't have it in place of a CHL, for which I was also qualified. I have nothing but respect for people who offer the CFP class in addition to the CHL, and I obtained my CFP from one such instructor. To me, that is not the issue. The issue is the willful ignorance on the part of
some vendors about the impact their marketing has on the cause, and a tacit refusal to accept that they've been making a huge strategic error because they are more interested in the quick buck than they are in the RKBA. When the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, they pledged their
sacred honor to the cause, and they pursued it with equal parts of committment AND wisdom. That can't be said about
some of the vendors in quesion.
