{"id":5045,"date":"2011-11-23T18:48:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T23:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=5045"},"modified":"2011-11-23T18:48:15","modified_gmt":"2011-11-23T23:48:15","slug":"what-h-r-822-does-for-nynj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=5045","title":{"rendered":"What H.R. 822 does for NY\/NJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

I came across this blog<\/a> where the author says that H.R. 822<\/a> does nothing for him in New Jersey as CCWs are next to impossible to obtain. \u00a0Ditto for many New Yorkers.<\/p>\n

While it is true that H.R. 822 does nothing directly<\/em> for either states with regard to the discretionary authority of pistol licensing agents, the bill does offer indirect benefits to residents of both our states:<\/p>\n

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  1. It will increase the number of citizens legally carrying firearms in each state. \u00a0As per John Lott<\/a>, More Guns = Less Crime<\/a>\"\". \u00a0This will take away a primary argument used by the antigunners to justify their position.<\/li>\n
  2. It will put pressure on the state legislatures to reform our laws. \u00a0Why should non-residents be allowed to legally carry and not residents?<\/li>\n
  3. The antigunners are shitting themselves over the possibility it will become law and it is damn funny to watch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While H.R. 822 is not the end-all, be-all piece of legislation some people want it to be, it is a positive step forward.<\/p>\n