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Griz44 wrote:Let us know WHY you feel this way. I asked the questions to gain insight, and stated WHY I asked the question.

Let me make a simple example.

Pete has a 2A license issued by Massachusetts. At this time, Texas unilaterally recognizes a Massachusetts license.

The background check and training required to get a Massachusetts license are relevant when deciding if Texas should recognize Massachusetts licenses in general. However, Pete's religion, skin color, and state of residence are not relevant IF he went through the same training and background check as others with a Massachusetts license.

So, it might be reasonable for Texas to stop recognizing Massachusetts licenses in general, but it's not logical or moral to recognize Pete's license as a tourist but deny his 2A rights if he moves here to go to graduate school at A&M. His training isn't less. His knowledge of Texas law isn't less. Where Pete hangs his hat is completely irrelevant to whether Pete's Massachusetts license is GOOD ENOUGH to allow him to carry a gun in Texas.

Now, if someone wants to come out and say it's about money (Nothing more. Nothing less. It's all about simple greed.) then I can't argue with that logic. (I can debate morals but not the logic if it's all about the filthy lucre.)

Griz44 wrote:My thoughts:
If you live in Texas, why would you NOT get a Texas License?
If you live in Texas, why would you want another Texan to be licensed to carry with a certificate that required less training, and virtually no proficiency testing?
Why would you want a fellow Texan to NOT be taught the Texas laws, instead of the state laws of a place many hundreds of miles away?

If you think that, I urge you to write your congressman and both senators and demand LEOSA be repealed.

You should also write your state legislators and The Honorable Lon Burnam and encourage them to repeal reciprocity, because a Yankee with a Yankee license isn't going to know any more about TEXAS law than a Texan with a Yankee license, and probably knows less because at least the Texan lives here. If you don't trust a Texan "licensed to carry with a certificate that required less training, and virtually no proficiency testing" why would you trust a Yankee "licensed to carry with a certificate that required less training, and virtually no proficiency testing" and don't get me started on allowing them to practice religion with no license at all.