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Forbes on Gun Trusts

Forbes recently posted an article here on gun trusts and how the need for them is more broad than simply facilitating transfer of Title II weapons in compliance with the National Firearms Act.

For a different use of the term, see http://guntrust.org

Updated: As a Californian, where can I use my Utah Concealed Firearm Permit?

I have a concealed carry class coming up next weekend. Since it's been awhile since i've held one, I just updated my presentation re: which states allow Californians to carry a concealed firearm in their state using the Concealed Firearm Permit Utah issues to non-residents. (Actually, a few "Constitutional Carry" states do not require any permit at all, but I throw them in with the others.)

Only major change is that, as of last January, Iowa now recognizes the Utah permit.

A total of 34 states now currently recognize the Utah permit, including Utah.  Sixteen (16) do so under a formal agreement of reciprocity: AL, AK, CO*, FL*, GA, LA, MS, NH*, NC, ND, OH, SD, TX, VA, WA, WV.  Seventeen (17) others do so without such a formal agreement: AZ, AR, DE, ID, IN, IA, KY, MI*, MN, MO, MT, NE, OK, PA, TN, VT, WY.

*HOWEVER, note that certain of these states (CO, FL, MI, NH, and SC) ONLY recognize an out-of-state permit IF YOU RESIDE IN THE ISSUING STATE. (SC is irrelevant here because it does not recognize the Utah permit anyway.) So for example, if you plan to visit Florida frequently, you would want to obtain a Florida permit.

SO FOR CALIFORNIANS: Four states (CO, FL, MI, and NH) are subtracted from the 34 to arrive at a net of 30 states.

Of course as I always like to say, you can also use the training in California because no permit is required to carry at home in California.

California Legislature Repeats Founders' Error in Passing AB144

The Founders were great, but not perfect. They failed in one respect. They failed to transmit their values to succeeding generations. (You can do better with a F.I.R.S.T. Family Trust: http://www.7-4-1776.US)

It's not about the gun you "own" or the piece of paper allowing you to carry concealed in a ghetto-ized way which separates you from the public at large and even from others who carry, with no accountability to your neighbors in the exercise of your duty to carry. That piece of paper or plastic can be taken away at any time, as we found out here in Orange County.

Open carry has advantages over concealed carry. It's a stronger deterrent. It's quicker, more "instantaneous" (popular word these days). Even California-style unloaded open carry may be more "instantaneous" than certain modes of deep concealment or concealment in accessories.  However, all of these advantages pale in comparison to the most important advantage of open carry over concealed carry:

Only open carry educates your neighbors and their kids on the duty to carry.  This is where the Founders failed, and this is where Sacramento just failed--big time.

FEMA Uses Term "Federal Family" in lieu of "Government"

Story in the Palm Beach Post.