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Hudson Statement on Senate Companion to Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill

February 27, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2017
Hudson Statement on Senate Companion to Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced companion legislation to his bipartisan Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017(H.R. 38):
“Senator Cornyn has long been a champion for our Second Amendment rights and I’m pleased to see him continue his strong leadership on national concealed carry reciprocity. With a groundswell of support from Americans across the country and a pro-Second Amendment president, I believe we can make national concealed carry reciprocity a reality.”
Rep. Hudson’s bill, which is supported by major pro-Second Amendment groups and has 160 cosponsors, would allow law-abiding citizens with a state-issued concealed carry license or permit to conceal a handgun in any other state that allows concealed carry, as long as the permit holder follows the laws of that state. It also allows law-abiding residents of Constitutional carry states the ability to carry in other states that recognize their own residents’ right to concealed carry.
Rep. Hudson, who is nationally recognized as a strong advocate for our Second Amendment rights, introduced similar legislation in the 114th Congress. This bill, H.R. 986, had 216 cosponsors. In addition, his amendment to stop President Obama’s “green-tip” bullet ban passed the House and helped put intense pressure on the administration to abandon its unilateral attempt to restrict our right to keep and bear arms.
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