Gun Crazy in the Senate

A New York Times commentary article published a story that concerns the upcoming vote of a gun ownership bill by the Senate. Currently, states have their own standards for issuing a license to carry firearms and have the choice to decide whether to accept another state's license. However, Senator John Thune, a Republican of South Dakota, proposed an amendment. If the Thune Amendment is passed, every state has to accept permits from other states. In other words, states with more restrictive standards would be forced to accept licenses from states with less strict standards.
The author's intended audience are most likely people from the states that will be impacted most from this bill. The author may as well be targeting everyone in the United States, from the way he calls this bill an "assault on public safety." The author strongly opposes this bill, calling it a "radical" measure. The author provides the reader with many standards states have in granting a permit, including restrictive standards and lax standards. He also points out that passing this amendment would cause trouble for law enforcements to distinguish between legal and illegal possession of firearms. Proponents of the amendment say that this will reduce crime but the author would beg to differ. He provides data of police officers and citizens killed by people who had concealed handgun permits. These crimes would most likely increase if the bill was passed. The author furthermore says that this amendment violates state's rights, saying that this "would nullify the laws of almost every state." He says that Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, both Democrats, are fighting against this amendment and hopes that they are successful.
I agree with the author. This amendment will cause too much danger to the public and would put fear in our lives. The federal government should not interfere with each state's law in granting a license to carry firearms. This power should be given entirely to the states.