danb
dont be a dumbass
I meant the reverse: HQL qualifies one to get carry permit.
I meant the reverse: HQL = carry permit.
I am begining to realize this isn't about politics (remember the democratically enacted law provides for the MSP to exercise its discretion), but about an indifference toward your rights. Patience isn't an excuse when it comes to fundamental rights;
MD doesn't recognize any other state's permits. Why should they care about training you took to get an out of state permit?How about those of us who performed the training and earned out of state carry permits?
Shouldn't those currently held permits 'qualify' for a MD in-state permit?
Why go along with the previous administration's acts? Because the current administration wants to be re-elected; politics at it's base form. Many will tell you to be patient and wait for the second term or wait until they 'fix' Maryland's other problems. No one denies Maryland has many issues to be dealt with but why triage certain issues to the lowest category aside from the fact that they are politically unpalatable for a re-election run? Especially if the issue is fairly easy to remedy although controversial in it's enactment? As soon as this Governor comes to realize his election was the sum total of voter discontent and that voters have a short memory, he may realize that the chance of a second term is quite small especially when viewed from a historical context. The democrat vote flippers sent their message and will expect their party to make up for it next time. Will he hold out hope against the odds and continue to back burner certain issues predicated on a second term? Likely he will, that is the nature of politics. I hope he's a better man than the run of the mill politician, but politics can turn even the good ones against their own better natures.The democratically controlled legislature enacted this abysmal anti 2A scheme and have infringed on our fundamental and constituionally protected rights relying upon it, i.e. relying upon their oath breaking MSP to implement unconstitutional restrictions. Pretty disengenous of them since they can say "we didn't imfringe on your rights it was up to the MSP Super." I see no reason that the current popularly elected Governor and his MSP designee should ignore the power delegated to the Superintendent by that same democratically controlled legislature, unless they really don't care about your rights. Why should the current administration abandon their constituional obligations in deference to the prior administrations unconstitutional acts? I hope I am wrong, but I am begining to realize this isn't about politics (remember the democratically enacted law provides for the MSP to exercise its discretion), but about an indifference toward your rights. Patience isn't an excuse when it comes to fundamental rights; especially when you already have the law on your side. All they have to do is have the fortitude to act within their powers. We are about to find out.
Good logic and strategy.
If I were Pallozzi, I'd establish the G&A is satisfied by a fundamental right of self defense; then let the permits flow, blocking only the most unqualified and obviously all prohibited persons. I for one like the thorough job the MDSP has done in the past, I simply felt they were denying way too many good people that just wanted a permit to carry.
MD doesn't recognize any other state's permits. Why should they care about training you took to get an out of state permit?
Now perhaps they'll recognize an NRA approved course but the Dems in their arrogance don't really care what the rest of the country has mostly accepted.
MD could, and should, recognize reciprocity to other states.
Many of those 'other states' training requirements exceed the MD requirements.
The background check, fingerprinting, and other hoops to jump through are all the same.
So what is the issue with reciprocity?
If Dems were smart, they'd "allow" themselves to be dragged into turning the HQL into a CCW. They'd wail and gnash their teeth blame Hogans teahadist agenda for giving them no choice, then grab some school construction funding or something. He made me do it! Smart dems know this is coming. They also saw what an abysmal failure Browns guns in schoolyard commercials were.
MD doesn't recognize any other state's permits. Why should they care about training you took to get an out of state permit?
Now perhaps they'll recognize an NRA approved course but the Dems in their arrogance don't really care what the rest of the country has mostly accepted.
I said it before, how can I expect Hogan to fight for my rights in a second term if he doesn't exeecise powers already granted to him and the Super by the dems?
..yeah, we're super insignificant guys. nobody cares what we want. not even a blip on the radar.
The chances of a second term are slim. I'll give him enough time to realize that but this is not low hanging fruit, it's a poison apple. Is he the man he proclaimed to be, will he pick the apple despite it's effect on his already smal re-election chances? Let's be realistic, he'll pay a price for doing it but when the price is essentially irrelevant 4 years from now then why not do the right thing?Exactly. This is low-hanging fruit, relatively speaking. All of this talk about second-terms and building goodwill in the GA is BS. I think many of the posters here have Battered Gun Owner's Syndrome. This is a Right, not a transportation project.
Why go along with the previous administration's acts? Because the current administration wants to be re-elected; politics at it's base form. Many will tell you to be patient and wait for the second term or wait until they 'fix' Maryland's other problems. No one denies Maryland has many issues to be dealt with but why triage certain issues to the lowest category aside from the fact that they are politically unpalatable for a re-election run? Especially if the issue is fairly easy to remedy although controversial in it's enactment? As soon as this Governor comes to realize his election was the sum total of voter discontent and that voters have a short memory, he may realize that the chance of a second term is quite small especially when viewed from a historical context. The democrat vote flippers sent their message and will expect their party to make up for it next time. Will he hold out hope against the odds and continue to back burner certain issues predicated on a second term? Likely he will, that is the nature of politics. I hope he's a better man than the run of the mill politician, but politics can turn even the good ones against their own better natures.