{"id":591,"date":"2017-10-24T22:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T22:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2017\/10\/24\/these-two-democrat-attorney-generals\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:28:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:28:13","slug":"these-two-democrat-attorney-generals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=591","title":{"rendered":"These Two Democrat Attorney Generals Are Hypocrites"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:8088,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/libertyparkpress.com\\\/democrat-attorneys-general-oppose-reciprocity-support-mag-ban&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251215225641\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.libertyparkpress.com\\\/democrat-attorneys-general-oppose-reciprocity-support-mag-ban\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:13:01&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 20:23:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 03:32:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 03:32:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8089,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.seattletimes.com\\\/nation-world\\\/dem-attorneys-general-unite-against-concealed-carry-gun-law&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20241031213501\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.seattletimes.com\\\/nation-world\\\/dem-attorneys-general-unite-against-concealed-carry-gun-law\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:13:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 20:23:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 03:32:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 03:32:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8090,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ag.ny.gov\\\/sites\\\/default\\\/files\\\/2017.10.22_ags_opposed_to_conceal_carry_reciprocity_w_sigs.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8091,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nraila.org\\\/articles\\\/20160226\\\/concealed-carry-reciprocity-deal-signed-in-virginia&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8092,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\\\/2015\\\/12\\\/evidently-money-talks-in-virginia.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8093,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ncdoj.gov\\\/getdoc\\\/19be6294-bfbf-4875-bbef-ac2ebb6f47b2\\\/Concealed-Weapon-Reciprocity.aspx&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nAt the instigation of NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D-NY), <a href=\"http:\/\/libertyparkpress.com\/democrat-attorneys-general-oppose-reciprocity-support-mag-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a number of attorneys general, all Democrats, have signed on to a letter opposing national carry reciprocity.<\/a> They specifically oppose HR 38 sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) and S. 446 introduced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/nation-world\/dem-attorneys-general-unite-against-concealed-carry-gun-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schneiderman is joined in the letter<\/a> by the attorneys general of Massachusetts, Oregon, Virginia, Rhode Island, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Connecticut, New Mexico, North Carolina and the District of Columbia. <\/p>\n<p>The full letter can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2017.10.22_ags_opposed_to_conceal_carry_reciprocity_w_sigs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some pertinent excerpts from the letter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>Each of our States allows concealed carry\u2014as do all 50 states\u2014but with<br \/>\ncarefully considered and long-standing substantive and procedural protections<br \/>\ndesigned to address public safety concerns in our localities. Under the legislation,<br \/>\nour residents would lose the protections that their legislators and law enforcement<br \/>\nagencies have deemed appropriate, in favor of rules made by States legislating for<br \/>\nvery different local conditions. <b>Rather than creating a new national standard for who<br \/>\nmay carry concealed firearms, these bills would elevate the lowest state standard<br \/>\nover higher ones and force some States to allow concealed carry by people who do not<br \/>\nqualify under their laws.<\/b> This forced acceptance of the most permissive standards<br \/>\nwould also affect determinations about the proper level of safety training necessary<br \/>\nto justify concealed carry and the criteria governing whether a person is too<br \/>\ndangerous to carry a gun in a crowded place.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;It goes on to misconstrue the limitations that would be put in place by HR 38:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>The result of the proposed legislation would be a proliferation of potentially<br \/>\ndangerous or irresponsible non-residents with concealed weapons in the States, cities,<br \/>\nand towns across America that have made local judgments that certain regulations<br \/>\non the carrying of such weapons are necessary to protect public safety. Furthermore,<br \/>\nthe House bill would <b>override some state laws that prohibit carrying concealed<br \/>\nweapons in bars, schools, shopping malls, movie theatres, subways, or parks.<\/b> States<br \/>\nwould not be able to enforce those restrictions; nor would local law enforcement<br \/>\nofficers reacting to specific risks to the public in such locations, which have tragically<br \/>\nbeen the site of mass shootings in recent years.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;The text of HR 38 specifically says that state laws governing carry and posting of private property as well as the posting of state or local government properties including parks will not be superseded by this bill. In other words, these attorneys general have stated a bald face lie.<\/p>\n<p>Now to the hypocritical part. Both the commonwealth of Virginia and the state of North Carolina recognize permits from all other states. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20160226\/concealed-carry-reciprocity-deal-signed-in-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The law in Virginia was changed<\/a> when Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) joined with Republicans in passing HB 1163\/SB 610. This was considered a rebuke of Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D-VA) who unilaterally revoked reciprocity agreements with 25 states. <a href=\"http:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\/2015\/12\/evidently-money-talks-in-virginia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herring was the beneficiary<\/a> of almost $1.3 million from Bloomberg&#8217;s Independence USA PAC.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the state of North Carolina&#8217;s law were changed effective December 1, 2011 to recognize unilaterally all permits issued by any state. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (D-NC) ought to be aware of this because his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncdoj.gov\/getdoc\/19be6294-bfbf-4875-bbef-ac2ebb6f47b2\/Concealed-Weapon-Reciprocity.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">own Department of Justice has a webpage<\/a> devoted to this. While to the best of my knowledge, Josh Stein didn&#8217;t receive money directly from Michael Bloomberg, the North Carolina Democratic Party did received $250,000 from him in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Herring and Josh Stein are out and out hypocrites. They want to deny a right to the rest of America that the visitors to their own states enjoy. Citizens of Virginia have a chance to get rid of Herring this fall but we in the Tar Heel State have to wait another three years before we are rid of anti-gun Josh Stein.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the instigation of NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D-NY), a number of attorneys general, all Democrats, have signed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1368,1369,694,810,1370],"class_list":["post-591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-democratic-attorneys-general","tag-eric-schneiderman","tag-hypocrisy","tag-nc-ag-josh-stein","tag-va-ag-mark-herring"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=591"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11213,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions\/11213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}