U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently backed legislation allowing nationwide concealed carry reciprocity in states with laws on the books allowing for carrying concealed weapons.
The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act 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 following that state's laws.
Tuberville cosponsored the original legislation when it was filed in 2023.
"For too long, federal officials have misplaced their priorities by overregulating the use of firearms that Americans are legally entitled to own," Tuberville said. "The constant malignment of Americans exercising a constitutional right has to end."
The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act:
Allows individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home and state to exercise those rights in any other state with concealed carry laws;
Treats state-issued concealed carry permits like driver's 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;
Protects state sovereignty by not establishing a national standard for concealed carry.
The legislation is endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), and Gun Owners of America (GOA).
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