Police Protection Out Of State

I feel strongly about gun laws. While my views have loosened a little, there are two things I have always believed:

1. Background checks should be required

and

2. Law Enforcement permits should be national, not by state.

I'll use New Jersey as an example. You have to have a permit to have a gun. I know some gun owners but have never seen anyone not in a law enforcement uniform carrying a gun. Below are the links to the NJ State Police website on firearms and NRA's information on NJ right to carry laws.

NRA Carrying laws

https://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-gun-laws/new-jersey/

State Police Website

http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/pdf/firearms/062408_title13ch54.pdf

http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/about/fire_trans.html

http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/about/fire_ag2.html

The top link in the State Police section is long but I like one big thing I read. Part of getting a permit is showing you know how to safely use a gun. I do think that helps reduce accidents.

There is a reason I think permits for Law Enforcement should be national and not by state. They are trained to save lives. Calling 911 is important, but it takes time for help to arrive. Sometimes all you have is a minute. If a customer in a business being robbed is in law enforcement in a different state, they have the training to help while the 911 team arrives. Their gun and training could very well save lives. What happens when they do use their gun and training to save lives, but they don't have a permit in that state? They shouldn't get in trouble for protecting innocent people and helping capture a bad guy.

The above scenario is probably rare. But you never know the time when a Pennsylvania Police Officer could save someone's life even if they don't have a New Jersey permit. Why wouldn't a New Jersey police officer racing to get to a bank robbery NOT appreciate the police officer from Pennsylvania inside the bank using their training to try to control the situation?

When criminals are running through different states, don't they have to work together to catch the bad people? They already have to trust each other for that reason. Why shouldn't they trust each other when necessary in the situations I mentioned? In the end, they all have the same goal. That means they are on the same team. Doesn't it makes sense for them all to have the tools they need to save lives no matter where they are?