Mr Veit calls for the following:

"By eliminating pistol purchase permits and allowing only those of us with a CCW to purchase a handgun,...."

Mr Veit does not understand the Constitution, nor the Second Amendment.

The Second Amendment declares that the "right of the people to keep and BEAR arms shall not be infringed."

First of all, the Second Amendment does not confer any rights or priviledges. It DOES confer a PROHIBITION upon the federal government, forbidding the federal government to infringe upon the right to keep and bear arms.

Secondly, US Constitution Bill of Rights amendments have been hald as applicable to the states. Many if not most states contain language similar or identical to the federal Second Amendment.

Thirdly, a "permit" is just that - PERMISSION. When a governmental entity grants a PERMIT, they grant PERMISSION. A permit or license is permission to do that which, without the permit or license, would be illegal and prohibited. The problem is, the right to keep AND BEAR arms is not prohibited UNLESS a governmental entity "grants permission" to do so.

The people, you and I, already have that right. We had that right before there ever was a Constitution, and we will have that right even if the Constitution disappeared today.

By promoting a permitting scheme, Mr Veit supports the irrational and false theory that the people are FORBIDDEN to keep and bear arms (handguns, in this case) UNLESS and UNTIL the government grants permission on a case by case basis.

Mr Veit's position demands that you and I, the people, do NOT have a right to keep and bear arms, unless the government grants that permission (subject to a fee, of course).

The truth is, unfortunately for MR Veit and the nitwits at the NRA leadership echelon and the rest of the gun control crowd, the truth is that the people already HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACQUIRE AND OWN AND CARRY ARMS.

"Permits" are for people who do NOT HAVE THE RIGHT to do something, and who desire and need government permission.

So, Mr Veit, you can keep your "permits", and I'll keep my RIGHTS.