The U.S. House votes today on a bill to bring national reciprocity to concealed carry. That means every state would have to recognize a concealed carry permit from any other state. Here are the thoughts of one police chief on why this is needed:
Gun owners who take pains to follow the law are always worried they'll make a mistake someday and break a law without even realizing it.
As the chief of police in Gahanna, Ohio, and as a gun owner myself, I am all too often asked about confusing gun laws, and all too often confronted with what happens when a well-intentioned person gets in trouble for something they didn't know was wrong. The laws regulating concealed carry are some of the nation's most confusing, and finally, Congress is trying to do something to change that.