WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) co-sponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act today, which will allow concealed carry permit holders to exercise their Second Amendment rights outside their home states. With this legislation, states that already allow concealed carry permits will be able to legally accept other states’ permits.
“If you have a Louisiana driver’s license, you don’t need a Texas license to drive in Houston. This legislation applies the same common sense approach to concealed carry permits,” said Sen. Kennedy. “If you’re traveling across state lines and would like to exercise your right to self-defense by possessing a firearm, you should be able to legally do so. This legislation respects the Second Amendment and state sovereignty. It just makes sense.”
The legislation was introduced by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and is cosponsored by U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Crapo (R-Ind.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).
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