House Republicans are taking another shot (pun intended) at working a concealed-carry reciprocity bill into the agenda of the new Congress. This is something that pro-Second Amendment activists (like me) have been pushing for years; the current practice, while arguably unconstitutional under the 2nd Amendment and Article 4 of the Constitution, sets up a dangerous situation where a legal gun owner may be deemed a felon just for crossing a state line.
Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) aims (pun again intended) to remedy that.
The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, authored by U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., would amend title 18 in the United States Code. As of late Thursday afternoon, 124 cosponsors – all Republicans including six from North Carolina – were on board in the chamber.
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to sign it if the…
