{"id":225726,"date":"2025-11-26T13:48:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=225726"},"modified":"2025-11-26T13:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:54:04","slug":"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">4<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For years, gun owners have lived under a patchwork of carry laws that seem more like traps than public safety tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Trump has repeatedly said that your Second Amendment rights don\u2019t end at the state line. And with HR38, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/38\/text\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\">Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act<\/a>, finally gaining momentum again, the opposition is coming from a surprising place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-gun groups like Giffords are expected. But this time, major police unions are lining up beside them, trying to stop law-abiding Americans from carrying across state lines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And according to Gun Owners of America (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\">GOA<\/a>), their arguments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/dispelling-common-law-enforcement-misconceptions-about-constitutional-concealed-carry-and-our-second-amendment-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\">fall apart<\/a> the moment you examine them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Police Unions Are Attempting to Kill Concealed Carry Reciprocity\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QjuYnrNMm0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A 2021 survey of chiefs of police and sheriffs nationwide showed almost 90% of respondents supporting concealed carry reciprocity, per GOA.  If that&#8217;s the case, why are the unions against HR38?  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HR38 is simple: if you can legally carry in your home state, whether with a permit or through constitutional carry, you can carry in every other state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It puts <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/springfield-armory-hellcat-380\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1550\">concealed carry<\/a> on the same footing as a driver&#8217;s license, instead of a \u201csecond-class right\u201d that changes the moment you cross an invisible line on the map. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bruen<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/21pdf\/20-843_7j80.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\">already<\/a> forced anti-gun states to start issuing permits, but reciprocity remains the final barrier that still turns innocent travel into potential felony territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why are police unions trying to stop it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/fop.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FOP-IACP-HR38-call-to-action.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\">letter<\/a>, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police claimed that reciprocity will endanger officers, override local standards, prevent arrests, weaken Gun-Free School Zones, and make their jobs harder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-sig-foxtrot-lights-tested-hard-at-75-yards\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sig-foxtrot-flashlight-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\">SIG FOXTROT Lights Tested Hard at 75 Yards<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But none of those claims match reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These groups made the same predictions in every state that adopted constitutional carry, and not one of those \u201cblood in the streets\u201d forecasts ever materialized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, surveys of police chiefs, sheriffs, and rank-and-file officers consistently show strong support for armed citizens and for the right to carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unions also say HR38 takes away their ability to enforce their own state standards. But states don\u2019t get to override the Constitution with arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/27-states-join-fight-against-magazine-ban-at-scotus\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1551\">magazine bans<\/a>, ammo restrictions, or permit hoops designed to keep ordinary people disarmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s even stranger is that the same police unions loudly endorsed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/2243\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\">LEOSA Reform Act<\/a>, which overrides state standards for law enforcement and even allows carry in federal buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So bypassing state laws is fine\u2026 as long as it only benefits them. When it benefits the public, suddenly it\u2019s a crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their arrest claims are also misleading. HR38 only prevents officers from arresting a <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/quick-thinking-concealed-carrier-thwarts-armed-robbers-thanks-new-gun-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1553\">lawful concealed carrier<\/a> <em>for lawful carry<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It does nothing to stop police from <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ny-cop-arrested-assault-rifles-prohibited-persons\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1554\">arresting prohibited persons<\/a>, criminals, impaired drivers, or anyone committing an actual crime. And their officer-safety argument relies on statistics that have nothing to do with concealed carriers or reciprocity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, there are countless examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bus-stop-attack-in-israel-shows-why-armed-citizens-save-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1552\">armed citizens saving officers\u2019 lives<\/a>, something these unions never seem eager to highlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The real sticking point appears to be qualified immunity. HR38 removes that shield when an officer clearly violates a gun owner\u2019s established constitutional rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-beretta-20x-vs-21a-bobcat-the-tip-up-showdown\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/beretta-20x-vs-21a-bobcat-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"police-unions-oppose-reciprocity\" title=\"Why Do Police Unions Oppose Reciprocity?\">Beretta 20X vs 21A Bobcat: The Tip Up Showdown<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Police unions don\u2019t want their members exposed to liability for wrongful arrests in anti-gun jurisdictions, exactly the kind of abuse reciprocity is designed to prevent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why this fight matters. HR38 doesn\u2019t create new rights. It protects the ones already guaranteed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A national, constitutionally protected right shouldn\u2019t vanish at a state border because a bureaucrat in Albany or Sacramento thinks your permit somehow expires at the welcome sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reciprocity means law-abiding citizens can defend themselves without fear of political \u201cgotchas,\u201d and it means the 2A finally gets treated like the real, nationwide right it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your congressman needs encouragement, you know the number: <strong>202-224-3121<\/strong>. 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