Saturday, March 07, 2026

a moment to ponder the legal problem truckers are stuck with, the states don't allow pistols for self defense (a great idea for overnighting in truck stops) to cross state lines. So, why is a state license plate 50 state compatible, but not the 2nd amendment?

Why does a driver’s license work nationwide… …but a constitutional right stops at state borders? 
You can legally drive across all 50 states with the same license. 
But if you legally own a firearm and cross the wrong state line, you can suddenly become a criminal overnight.

Senator Mike Lee (R, Utah) has introduced a bill that would allow Americans who can legally own firearms to carry across state lines without needing permission from each individual state.


I posted about this about 18 years ago... a trucker was unable to carry his pistol in his truck for self defense, and was murdered, sometime around 2009. It's in the archives, and normally I find the link and include it in the post, but I don't have time to do that right now
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  1. Joe10:11 AM

    My friend, a retired police officer, has a saying: "One law at a time." The point being that you can usually get away with breaking one law at a time - you can drive ten over the limit, but don't do it drunk, or you can drive without insurance, but don't blow red lights at the same time, etc. Barring any universal change in gun laws I would expect most gun-owning truck drivers (or other travelers) are just relying on the 'one law at a time' rule. Keep the gun, don't do anything that would draw attention to it. Good rule to avoid having it stolen anyway. Would it be nice to not have to fudge the law? Absolutely!

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