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Originally Posted by WillyPete
My question is, would this make those NRA supporters more willing to submit to more rigorous data keeping of firearm licensees, required submissions of sheel and rifling samples and national registry to which they have long been opposed, in order to gain a privilege they have long been asking for by claiming that more concealed carries decrease violent crimes?
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No, there is already a substantial amount of record keeping of firearms with serial numbers and ballistics/rifling samples are useless because most barrels can be changed out or the rifling characteristics changed. On top of that, registration of firearms can be a pre-cursor to large scale confiscation as we've seen in new orleans after katrina. You are also incorrectly viewing it as 'gaining a priviledge' when its a natural right of the people.
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Originally Posted by WillyPete
Also, will there be an expected surge of handgun sales in states that are easier to give CCWs?
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There has been surges of handgun sales when states pass CCW laws but not as much as one would think. Most of the new licensees already owned a gun at home and the license just allowed them to carry the weapon on them afterwards.
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Originally Posted by WillyPete
Will this require voter or resident registration in a state in order to acquire such a CCW so that you can carry in the 'real' state that you live in?
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voter registration is not required, nor should it be, and some states even issue 'non-resident' licenses for varying purposes state by state. Most of the states that issue CCW licenses also have reciprocity with other states or outright honor the licenses from other states, for example Indiana recognizes and honors Texas CCW licenses. Indiana is an open carry state but makes Texas license holders follow the law by carrying concealed. Nothing wrong with that in my mind.
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Originally Posted by WillyPete
and how would that affect federal tax budgets for those states that require that for handing out CCWs just as you need to change your Driver license should you reside in a state for an extended period?
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Every state that licenses charges a fee, whether thats for revenue or just to cover the processing costs is something I don't know.