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Monday, December 04, 2017

National Reciprocity for Concealed Carry Expected on House Floor This Week

National reciprocity for concealed carry is expected to be introduced on the House Floor for a vote this week.

Breitbart News reported that the legislation received a markup from the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. That markup indicated committee members were confident national reciprocity had the momentum to reach the House Floor.

The legislation, Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, was introduced by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) on January 3, 2017. It treats concealed carry permits like driver’s licenses, making a permit from one state valid in the other 49. This saves the common man the hassle of navigating the cumbersome patchwork of concealed carry laws that exist in the U.S., making it easier for him to be armed to defend himself and his family should the need arise.

As national reciprocity moved toward markup, Rep. Hudson said this:

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

In Maryland it is very difficult to get a concealed carry permit so that law won't help most marylanders.

Anonymous said...

This still doesn't help Marylanders because it is so hard to get one in Maryland.