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This is the full text of the assault weapons ban renewal legislation.

It looks like yet another attempt to set up a "regulatory body" that can implement gun control without needing to pass laws for each new rule, in the guise of creating "safety standards".

DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

`(1) upon request of the head of State or local law enforcement agency, the Director of Central Intelligence may detail any employee within the Central Intelligence Agency to that State or local law enforcement agency on a nonreimbursable basis; and

`(2) subject to the approval of the Director of Central Intelligence, the head of a State or local law enforcement agency may detail any employee of that State or local law enforcement agency to the Central Intelligence Agency on a reimbursable basis.

`(b) PERIOD OF DETAIL- Details shall be for such periods as are agreed to between the Director and the head of the State or local agency.

In other words, the local police are likely to get CIA agents working with them on a regular basis. This violates the clear separation of powers between foreign intelligence (something of a gray area) and local crimefighting, with the result that police forces may begin adopting tactics and procedures of intelligence work. And that means operating outside the Constitutional protections we cherish.

This bill repeals the statute that prohibits carrying a pistol or revolver without obtaining a permit and repeals additional statutory provisions concerning procedures associated with the license to carry a pistol or revolver.

The above summary is from a House bill in New Hampshire. It really does seem like legislators are starting to realize that concealed carry is safe. However, given that the language amends all sorts of other bills, it might be a good idea to make sure the bill actually does what it says -- rather than leaving in place some legislative prohibition on concealed carry after the permit process has been removed. I'm not saying it does -- but I'd want to check.