A national gun rights organization that says its mission is to "help responsible Americans keep their loved ones safe" is launching a super PAC in its push for concealed carry reciprocity, in which a gun owner's concealed carry permit or license is valid in states beyond the state where it was issued.
John Cornyn Introduces National Concealed Carry Reciprocity in Senate
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced national reciprocity legislation for concealed carry in the Senate on Thursday.
The NRA-backed bill would treat concealed carry licenses like driver’s licenses, ensuring permit holders could drive state-to-state and have their concealed permit recognized as valid. BREAKING NEWS: NRA-Backed National Concealed Carry Reciprocity introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. @JohnCornyn (R-TX).
Cornyn released a statement coinciding with the introduction of the legislation, saying, “This bill focuses on two of our country’s most fundamental constitutional protections the Second Amendment’s right of citizens to keep and bear arms and the Tenth Amendment’s right of states to make laws best-suited for their residents. I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance this important legislation for law-abiding gun owners nationwide.”
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Insider doesn’t leave his self-defense rights at the state line, so he likes national reciprocity.
Okay, we’ll admit it right up front; one day this correspondent is going to retire but that doesn’t mean I won’t be packing. And since I may want to go fly fishing in Montana or tour down the Oregon Coast, the idea of national carry reciprocity just makes sense.
Following up on Insider’s Jan. 22 report regarding the proposed National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act introduced by North Carolina Congressman Richard Hudson last month, the legislation is getting some heavyweight support from the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA).