On the subject of national reciprocity, the "antis" will vote against it, "because it is a state's rights" issue (suiting their agenda).
Cliff Stearns of FL introduces a National Reciprocity Bill in the House each year, for about the past twenty years. It rarely progresses beyond that.
If it ever succeeded and was approved by the Senate and sent to the President, you can be assured the BATFE would play a substantial role in administering and implementing a national standard for testing (proficiency). We have years of experience in BATFE excesses. If and when we achieve a national standard,
the agenda changes and it is no longer a state's rights issue. If the law will not allow them to set an impossibly high threshhold for civilian proficiency, they can then "tax" it out of existence with onerous, non-refundable application fees or annual taxes for maintaining your CCW. They can also "outwait" you when you apply. I would be happy to see CCW testing administered by the states, under a uniform standard. Part of the DE mandated CCW course is (an informal?) "proficiency" test. PA and UT did not require this, relying instead upon the DE CCW requirements. I understand FL does not require proof of competence with a firearm, either, or it will accept millitary training or hunter safety courses (not certain of the details). If national reciprocity did not come with all of the politically motivated baggage, it would be a good thing. My concern is that it will become politicized, much the same as the IRS and USDOJ have (under some administrations).
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