WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Ashley Moody is fighting for Americans’ Second Amendment Rights and cosponsoring the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. This legislation would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state that allows concealed carry, while still abiding by that state’s laws.
Senator Ashley Moody said, “It makes no sense that we allow state lines to infringe on citizens’ rights to bear arms. I’m proud to cosponsor the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act and ensure individuals with concealed carry privileges can exercise those rights across state lines. This commonsense legislation will cut down arbitrary barriers and uphold Americans’ rights to keep and bear arms.”
Background on the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act:
- Allows individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state with concealed carry laws;
- Treats state-issued concealed carry permits like drivers’ licenses where an individual can use their home-state license to drive in another state, but must abide by that other state’s speed limit or road laws;
- And protects state sovereignty by not establishing a national standard for concealed carry.
The legislation is also cosponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Thune (R-SD), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Mike Lee (R-UT), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jim Risch (R-ID), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Rick Scott (R-FL), James Lankford (R-OK), Katie Britt (R-AL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Todd Young (R-IN), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), John Barrasso (R-WY), Jim Banks (R-IN), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mike Rounds (R-SD), John Curtis (R-UT), John Boozman (R-AR), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), John Hoeven (R-ND), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).
This legislation is endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), and Gun Owners of America (GOA).
Read full bill text here.
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