A Tennessee woman with a TN concealed carry permit is facing up to 3 years in prison after asking to check her concealed handgun before entering the 9/11 memorial in New York after after reading "No firearms" sign posted at the memorial's entrance.
Link to the story: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/pistol_whipped_at_wtc_1x32hgT52UNhxkP36ZYAgJ
New York does not honor any other states concealed carry permits. Before you travel outside of your state make sure that you check with each states State Patrol and/or Attorney Generals office to make sure that your permit will be honored in that state. While completely understanding this woman's real concern about needing protection in a city where the mayor boasts "We’re on course to record just over 500 murders during 2011" Source NY1.com http://www.ny1.com/content/the_call/153243/mayor--city-marks-another-year-of-low-crime-rates--fire-deaths
She is now facing a lengthy prison sentence, and possibly losing her 2nd Amendment rights for committing a "gun crime". Right now there in Washington DC H.R.822 - National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011. National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 is under consideration. This law if enacted would require states to honor other states concealed carry permits, in the same way they currently honor a drivers license from other states. Learn more about this bill and what you can do to support it at http://nraila.org. Until this important piece of legislation passes, it is imperative that each concealed carry permit holder do their homework each time they travel out of state.
Update 12/28/2011:
A second visitor with out of state concealed carry permit has run afoul of New York's anti-gun laws. Follow this link for the full story: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/03/marine-faces-fifteen-years-behind-bars-for-unknowingly-violating-gun-law/
Link to the story: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/pistol_whipped_at_wtc_1x32hgT52UNhxkP36ZYAgJ
New York does not honor any other states concealed carry permits. Before you travel outside of your state make sure that you check with each states State Patrol and/or Attorney Generals office to make sure that your permit will be honored in that state. While completely understanding this woman's real concern about needing protection in a city where the mayor boasts "We’re on course to record just over 500 murders during 2011" Source NY1.com http://www.ny1.com/content/the_call/153243/mayor--city-marks-another-year-of-low-crime-rates--fire-deaths
She is now facing a lengthy prison sentence, and possibly losing her 2nd Amendment rights for committing a "gun crime". Right now there in Washington DC H.R.822 - National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011. National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 is under consideration. This law if enacted would require states to honor other states concealed carry permits, in the same way they currently honor a drivers license from other states. Learn more about this bill and what you can do to support it at http://nraila.org. Until this important piece of legislation passes, it is imperative that each concealed carry permit holder do their homework each time they travel out of state.
Update 12/28/2011:
A second visitor with out of state concealed carry permit has run afoul of New York's anti-gun laws. Follow this link for the full story: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/03/marine-faces-fifteen-years-behind-bars-for-unknowingly-violating-gun-law/
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