Bashir: A GOP double standard on gun rights?
>>> it's time now to clear the air. i wonder if you've noticed a sudden inconsistency in republican rhetoric on the subject of states ' rights. republicans have repeatedly invoked the right of individual states to decide on matters of importance. so on a woman's right to choose, they've argued that states should determine the rules on whether a woman should be allowed to terminate a pregnancy. on education, republicans, including those hoping to become president, repeatedly chant a single slogan, get the federal government out of our schools.
>> the federal government has no business telling states how to educate our children.
>> you need to dramatically shrink the federal department of education .
>> if you care about your children, you'll get the federal government out of the business of educating our kids.
>> what i would do as president of the united states is pass a mother of all repeal bill. then i would go over to the department of education , i would turn out the lights , i would lock the door.
>> on wednesday, there was a sudden vote fast, as the house voted 272 to 152 in favor of the national right to carry reciprocity act, a bill that would force states to automatically recognize each other's permits that allow citizens to carry concealed weapons . so now, on the issue of concealed weapons , the vast majority of republicans are suddenly in favorite of the federal government . they don't want national standards for education, but they do want the federal government to rule on permits for concealed weapons . interesting, suspect it? according to a public interest law firm , the legal community against violence, 22 states have already weak pd or eliminated laws that regulate the possession of concealed weapons . in arizona, for example, citizens are allowed to carry weapons without any permit whatsoever. kansas allows permit holders to drink while carrying a concealed weapon . and in utah, permit holders can carry concealed weapons into public schools . the right to bear arms is obviously a constitutional right and in no way am i challenging that right. but in a week where gabby giffords made her first public comments about being shot in the head, does it really make sense to override the role of the state when it comes to this important issue? because as representative alsoey hastings made clear, it isn't just citizens who may be in danger, but law enforcement too.
>> by overriding state-based conceal carry laws, enforcing states to recognize conceal carry permits from every other state, we are putting our state and local law enforcement in grave danger .
>> grave danger , indeed. thanks very
