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Yet Another Call For National Gun Control!

This one in today's New York Newsday comes from a mother who lost her son to gun violence. I'm sorry about that but freedom is not free and our Bill of Rights are not negotiable. She writes:

In a November letter to government officials at every level, Bishop-Goldsmith wrote: "As a mother and grandmother, I reach out to you. . . . Gun violence is not just a local issue. All states . . . must come together and denounce it. . . . Gun laws in many states are detrimental to the public safety of other states."

She recommends that Congress establish a gun task force to study the gun laws on the books; abolish all state gun laws; and enact one federal law. "If you transport a weapon from one state to another you should be convicted," she said. "There should be a review of how many guns you can purchase."

And she wants to make it illegal for anyone to transport a firearm across any state line? That will make for rather boring national marksmanship events and probably prevent our Olympic shooting team from ever competing again. Oh, forget about hunting anywhere in the country except your home state. Sure, a lot of states will lose a fortune in out-of-state hunting licenses but it's all to help NYC control it's criminals.

Of course, with one national set of gun laws, wouldn't that require all states to honor whatever state carry permit someone has? Oops! No state permits. Just a "national permit". Cool. Then I can carry anywhere. But I can't cross state lines... This is making my head spin.