Americans with concealed carry permits, and those who live in states with “constitutional carry” that does not require a permission slip, would be able to carry nationwide under a new reciprocity bill introduced in Congress.
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) and over 120 House co-sponsors have introduced H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.
“This bipartisan legislation would provide nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license holders and for residents of Constitutional Carry states,” Hudson’s office announced in a statement. “H.R. 38 allows people with state-issued concealed carry licenses or permits to conceal a handgun in any other state. It also allows residents of Constitutional Carry states to carry in other states.”
“Our Second Amendment right does not disappear when we cross invisible state lines, and this commonsense legislation guarantees that,” said Rep. Hudson. “The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act will protect law-abiding citizens’ rights to conceal carry and travel freely between states without worrying about conflicting state codes or onerous civil suits. I am proud to see such strong and widespread support, and I will not stop fighting to get this legislation signed into law.”
“H.R. 38 is supported by major pro-Second Amendment organizations, including the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), Gun Owners of America (GOA), the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).
A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate.
“Congress has the opportunity to deliver the greatest legislative victory for the gun rights movement in a century, and President Trump has already voiced his support. With all 50 states now issuing concealed carry permits, 49 states allowing nonresident carry, and 29 states with permitless or Constitutional Carry, it is simply common sense for Congress to ensure that each state’s concealed carry license is valid in every other state,”said Aidan Johnston, GOA’s Director of Federal Affairs.
“We thank President Trump for his leadership on this issue and urge Congress to swiftly send Sen. Cornyn’s and Rep. Hudson’s Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act to the President’s desk to be signed.”
“GOA has been fighting anti-gun states in the courts for years on this issue. In New York, we recently teamed up with Newsmax’s Carl Higbie to sue the state over its blanket ban on issuing permits to non-residents, and we were recently part of a lawsuit to force California to issue concealed carry permits to non-California residents as well,” Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, added
“While GOA has so far been successful in moving the needle on the availability of out-of-state permits, many Americans still face daunting hurdles, and national reciprocity can drastically simplify everything. No longer would anti-gun jurisdictions like Hawaii be able to use archaic and discriminatory bans to bar non-residents from carrying. We urge Congress to quickly pass this Second Amendment-affirming legislation.”
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