[Z-man]

This thread is a perfect example why a national reciprocity law for carry (CCW or OC) makes sense. Get that going, and states which essentially have no carry laws (like CA and NJ) would be forced to comply, based on the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

National reciprocity would also help do away with the confusing state-to-state laws that turn law-abiding citizens into felons.

Case in point: Sheneen Allen is a lady who is a Philly, PA resident who got a CCW to protect herself after she was mugged three times. She travelled to NJ not knowing that her CCW license was not honored in NJ, since NJ has no reciprocity with any other state for CCW. She was carrying while driving (perfectly legal in PA, but a third degree felony in NJ) when she was stopped for a traffic violation. She told the officer that she was carrying (which is what you are supposed to do when carrying in 'free' states). The officer arrested her on the spot, and she was facing a mandatory 3.5 year sentence with no eligibility for parole. At first, pre-trial intervention was denied, but finally a top 2nd amendment lawyer (Evan Nappen) was able to get pre-trial intervention and the case was dropped. But due to this incident, Ms. Allen lost her nursing license and now has financial issues.

According to the 2nd Amendment, we have a right to keep and bear arms. It should not matter how we do this (CCW or OC), or where we do this (AZ, NJ, CA, TX..etc). but the rules and regulations that pertain to the 2nd Amendment should be the same across our great nation.

Ok - I'll get off my soapbox now,
-Z-man.