WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined his colleagues once again to introduce the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home states to exercise those rights in any other state that allows concealed carry while abiding by that state’s laws.

“Personal protection should not end at a state line,” said Graham. “I am proud to once again introduce legislation that enhances the Second Amendment rights of Americans who carry and responsibly own a firearm.”

The legislation was led by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and cosponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Kevin Cramer (R-South Dakota), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Rick Scott (R-Florida), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Tim Sheehy (R-Montana), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), Todd Young (R-Indiana), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Jim Banks (R-Indiana), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), John Curtis (R-Utah), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia).

Background on the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act:

• Allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home states to exercise those rights in any other state that has concealed carry laws.
• Treat state-issued concealed carry permits like drivers’ licenses, allowing an individual to use his or her home-state license to drive in another state while abiding by the speed limit of whatever state that person is in.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the National Rifle Association, and Gun Owners of America have endorsed this legislation.

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