House Passes National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipshaeet

UPDATE: Shocker—the Democratic reaction has been well...unhinged.

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I wish every state were constitutional carry, in which you don’t need a permit to carry a firearm, but we all can’t get what we want. There’s the political reality. To fix this, national concealed carry reciprocity has been one of the major goals for those who support civil rights and the Second Amendment. To put it simply, all law-abiding gun owners with gun permits can carry them in any state that recognizes carry rights. As of 2014, all 50 states recognize concealed carry rights, though some states have different statutes regulating such a right. This bill comes in the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas that left 25 people dead, with another 20 injured.

This tragic incident occurred because the perpetrator, an Air Force veteran, didn’t have his criminal history forwarded to the FBI by the Air Force. They admitted to tripping up. The shooter, Devin Kelley, was a disturbed man who was court-martialed for domestic abuse in 2012, sentenced to a year in jail upon conviction, and was given a bad conduct discharge in 2014. A bad conduct discharge is not the same as a dishonorable one, which would have barred Kelley from purchasing firearms. Still, the domestic abuse conviction and jail sentence still made him a prohibited person; this shooting could have been prevented.

Erdogan: “Jerusalem is our red line,” Trump making “grave mistake,” calls emergency OIC meeting
By Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch

 

The real grave mistake will be if President Trump bows to this intimidation, which will only encourage more of it. “Erdogan calls Islamic summit next week on Jerusalem,” AFP, December 6, 2017: ANKARA (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling a summit of the main pan-Islamic body in Istanbul on December 13 to […]
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Full Video and Transcript: Trump’s Speech Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel, “The Recognition of Reality”

By Pamela Geller / THE GELLER REPORT

Today, President Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel finally moving forward Jerusalem embassy act of 1995. This is a truly historic day. President Trump’s speech today is one for the ages. He is now a historical figure of monumental proportion.

Mr. Trump made the formal announcement during a speech in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, with Vice President Mike Pence standing behind him.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP:

Thank you. When I came into office, I promised to look at the world’s challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking.

We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. All challenges demand new approaches.

My announcement today marks the beginning of a new approach to conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

Read entire transcript and see video here: https://pamelageller.com/2017/12/text-video-trump-jerusalem-speech.html/

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