“Law enforcement is great, they do a tremendous job, but they can’t be everywhere all of the time”, he writes.
Trump said in the paper he has a concealed carry permit. It’s just common sense.
There should be national concealed carry reciprocity.
National Right to Carry: “The right of self-defense doesn’t stop at the end of your driveway”.
There are versions of concealed carry permits in every state, but they vary from state to state. The permits, which are issued by states, should be valid nationwide like a driver’s license, Trump said.
A few parts of Trump’s statement focus on concealed carry, or the right for gun owners to walk around in public with their weapons hidden.
“We train our military how to safely and responsibly use firearms, but our current policies leave them defenseless”, he writes. “We can’t allow that to continue”.
On background checks, he heralds the system already in place without mentioning the various loopholes for gun shows and private sales.
What do U think of The Donald’s take on gun control?? The plan notes that the system used to be “instant, accurate and fair”, but “unfortunately, that isn’t the case today”. “To make America great again, we need a strong military”.
And why does this matter to law-abiding gun owners?
“Gun and magazine bans are a total failure”, the outspoken billionaire said. That’s been proven every time it’s been tried. “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed upon – period”.
Enforce the gun laws on the books. The man also complained of Muslim “training camps” and asked “When can we get rid of them?” “Drug dealers and gang members are given a slap on the wrist and turned loose on the street”, states the paper.
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has signed several bills to further protect gun rights, but even he expressed support for better mental health reporting to the federal background checks system after a deadly shooting at a movie theater in Lafayette in July. “If we can do that for driving – which is a privilege, not a right – then surely we can do that for concealed carry, which is a right, not a privilege”, he said. We need to expand treatment programs, because most people with mental health problems aren’t violent, they just need help.
“We need to get serious about prosecuting violent criminals”, the policy paper says.
For those who merely evince some sort of vague “red flag”, pre-emptive extra-judicial locking up and Second Amendment violation sounds like “common sense” but arises from the same mentality that makes gun-grabbers think no one deserves to have a weapon.
In 2000, he wrote, “I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun”.
“Law-abiding people should be allowed to own the firearm of their choice”, he added. It is going to give gun control supporters absolutely fix.
So, not ideal but good in many respects, a Second Amendment platform likely carefully designed to appeal to a modal NRA-sympathetic Republican primary voter.
The position paper – the second issued since announcing his run for the White House in June – was posted on his campaign website, and comes as he comes under increased scrutiny over his knowledge of policy.