A bill endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump that would enact nationwide reciprocity for any state-issued concealed carry permit has been introduced in the House of Representatives.
As reported by Just The News, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act was authored by Congressman Richard Hudson (R-N.C.). If passed, the bill would amend title 18 in the United States Code to allow anyone with a concealed carry permit in one state to carry their weapons in any other state.
“Our Second Amendment right does not disappear when we cross invisible state lines, and this commonsense legislation guarantees that,” said Hudson in a statement. “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.”
As of Thursday, the bill has 124 co-sponsors, all of whom are Republicans. President-elect Trump has vowed to sign the bill into law if it is first passed by Congress. Republicans currently hold narrow majorities in both chambers, with 219 seats in the House and 53 seats in the Senate.
The bill has also been endorsed by Gun Owners of America, the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, and the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action.
The question of concealed carry reciprocity is also being litigated in court. The Texas-based Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit in a Minnesota federal court on behalf of two truckers who are licensed to carry firearms in Texas, as the state of Minnesota does not recognize concealed carry permits from other states.
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