By Rep. Heath Shuler and Rep. Cliff Stearns
As elected officials in Congress,
we take seriously our oath to support and defend the Constitution of
the United States and the liberties and rights afforded to American
citizens. This includes the Second Amendment, and we believe the
bureaucratic, piecemeal right-to-carry reciprocity system in our nation
threatens the ability of law-abiding American citizens to exercise this
vital constitutional right.
The National Right-to-Carry
Reciprocity Act, H.R. 822, provides a bipartisan, common-sense solution
to this problematic system. We are proud to be sponsors of this
legislation, which has overwhelming support in the House, with 245
bipartisan co-sponsors and counting. The intent of our bill is simple:
If you can legally carry a concealed weapon in one state, you can
legally carry a concealed weapon in all states.
H.R. 822 would
allow any person with a valid state-issued concealed-firearm carrying
permit or license to carry a concealed weapon in any other state. It
would not create a federal licensing system but merely would require
states to honor one another’s carry permits, just as states recognize
one another’s driver’s licenses. Concealed-carry permit holders would
have to obey the concealed-weapon laws of the state they enter, just as
drivers must obey speed limits and basic safety laws of whichever state
they are driving in, regardless of where they are from.
READ MORE:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/11/nation-needs-right-to-carry-reciprocity/
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