July 25^th, 2009

It was a good week for sensible gun control. The Senate turned aside by two votes an amendment to the military authorization bill that would have allowed gun owners with valid permits from one state to carry concealed weapons in other states.

This was a stupid piece of legislation for several reasons. Why does anyone outside of law enforcement need to be carrying concealed guns across state lines? And what about state rights? This dunderheaded plan would have totally undermined the states that opt for tough gun laws. Republicans hypocritically set aside their philosophical belief in state rights in a bow to the gun lobby.

Gun owners need to obey state gun laws. Period.