{"id":83021,"date":"2017-12-04T13:30:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T18:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=83021"},"modified":"2017-12-04T13:30:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T12:41:12","slug":"concealed-carry-reciprocity-house-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/concealed-carry-reciprocity-house-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"National Concealed Carry Reciprocity to Receive Full House Vote This Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Make sure you contact your lawmakers and tell them to support national concealed carry reciprocity. (Photo: NRA-ILA<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

This week, the full House will vote on the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38)<\/a>.\u00a0 A lot has been said about what this bill will and won’t include.<\/p>\n

To help cut down on the confusion, below is a one sheet<\/a> published by the bill’s author, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC).\u00a0 It’s a simple, straightfoward overview.<\/p>\n

To contact your lawmakers about H.R. 38, you can follow these\u00a0NRA-ILA instructions:<\/a><\/p>\n

Please contact your member of Congress using the\u00a0Write Your Representatives<\/a>\u00a0feature of<\/strong>\u00a0our website and respectfully urge him or her to vote \u201cyes\u201d on this vital legislation.\u00a0 You can also call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to speak to your representative.<\/strong><\/p>\n

REP. RICHARD HUDSON\u2019S (NC-08) CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY ACT OF 2017<\/h2>\n

Problem <\/em><\/h2>\n

Your driver\u2019s license works in every state, so why doesn\u2019t your concealed carry permit? Just like your privilege to drive, your Second Amendment right does not disappear when you cross state lines. However, conflicting state codes have created a confusing patchwork of reciprocity agreements for concealed carry permit holders. <\/em><\/p>\n

Without nationwide reciprocity, a North Carolina resident cannot travel to Delaware without having to reroute their trip to avoid driving through Maryland. In addition, a Pennsylvania resident who is a concealed carry permit holder consistently worries about making a wrong turn, ending up in New York, and breaking the law. Even the most careful and knowledgeable concealed carry permit holders find it difficult to navigate the current maze of state and local concealed carry laws. <\/em><\/p>\n

Many Americans utilize concealed carry as their Constitutional right to self-defense, and we must guarantee that right is not infringed upon. <\/em><\/p>\n

Solution <\/em><\/h2>\n

To ensure that our Second Amendment right does not disappear when we cross state lines, Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08) introduced the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 <\/a>with strong support by major gun groups. This legislation will: <\/em><\/p>\n