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WASHINGTON––U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which 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.

“I am proud to support Americans’ constitutional right to bear arms,” said Boozman. “This legislation is a commonsense solution to protect concealed carry privilege across all 50 states and uphold the rights of lawful, responsible gun owners.” 

“The Lone Star State has long championed our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and gun owners in Texas and across the country should not have that fundamental right violated when they cross state lines,” said Cornyn. “This legislation would reduce unnecessary burdens for law-abiding citizens and allow them to carry a concealed firearm in every state that permits it and I’m grateful for the overwhelming support from my fellow Republican colleagues on this commonsense bill.”

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.

This legislation is endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and Gun Owners of America (GOA).

The legislation is also cosponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senators 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, M.D. (R-KS), Rick Scott (R-FL), James Lankford (R-OK), Katie Britt (R-AL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (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), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), John Hoeven (R-ND), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA).