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House Republicans are aiming to bring gun legislation that would increase concealed carry rights to the House floor in the near future.
Republican leaders in the House took a whip count of the plan, known as the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, on Thursday.
Leaders felt the measure had enough support to bring to the floor.
The measure would allow licensed gun owners to carry their firearms in other states that have their own concealed carry laws.
A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson to allow people with concealed-carry gun permits to carry firearms into other states that allow concealed carry was passed by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
The bipartisan bill, known as the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, has been called one of the most important pro-Second Amendment measures in Congress. It’s among the first pieces of gun legislation since this fall’s mass shootings.
A national gun-carry reciprocity bill passed through the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 passed through the markup process in the committee by a 19-11 vote. It now awaits a vote from the full House, which could come before the end of the year.
The committee vote represents to most significant movement that Congress has yet to make on major gun-rights legislation since the 2016 election.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The gun debate is heating up in the wake of this fall’s mass shootings.
Two new measures with backing from North Carolina members of Congress are being introduced.
The first bill would require states to recognize concealed carry permits from other states. It is sponsored by Republican Congressman Richard Hudson.
The second updates the federal background check system after problems were found following a mass shooting at a Texas church earlier this month.
House Republican leaders are preparing to move ahead with a package of gun legislation that would sharply expand concealed-carry rights but also address policies that came into play during two recent mass shootings. The proposal is expected to come to the floor as soon as next week.
You’ve heard it before: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” This was the case at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, when a law-abiding citizen shot and deterred a disturbed murderer, almost certainly preventing further death. After the tragedy, every American had the same reaction – why did this happen and how can we stop it from happening again?
U.S. Concealed Carry Association Applauds Lawmakers for Moving Concealed Carry Reciprocity Legislation Forward in the House of Representatives
"Law-abiding citizens should have the right to defend themselves and their families at all times"
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after his bipartisan bill, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38), passed the House Judiciary Committee:
National reciprocity for concealed carry passed the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday is expected to receive a floor vote before the end of the year.
The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 was introduced by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) on January 3, 2017. It changes federal law that so concealed carry permits are treated like driver’s licenses, making a permit from one state valid in the other 49. This would fix the complicated and often confusing patchwork of concealed carry laws currently in effect throughout the country.
WASHINGTON - A House panel advanced a GOP measure Wednesday that would greatly expand the ability of Americans to carry concealed weapons across state lines, while also moving on a bipartisan basis to close loopholes in the federal background check system for gun buyers.
The two bills are the first firearms-related legislation to advance on Capitol Hill since mass shooters in Las Vegas and Texas killed a combined 84 people. The House Judiciary Committee approved the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act on a 19-11 party-line vote, then passed the Fix NICS Act on a 17-6 bipartisan vote.