For those concealed carry practitioners in the 21 states that don’t yet have a constitutional, or “permitless,” carry law on the books, help could be on the way at the federal level.
On Wednesday, Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced the National Constitutional Carry Act. HR 9534 would remove permitting requirements for Americans to carry firearms throughout the nation.
“Today, I introduce HR 9534, the National Constitutional Carry Act,” Massie posted on X, formerly Twitter. “No one should have to beg the government to exercise a constitutionally protected right anywhere in the country.”
The legislation states: “Certain states and localities have enacted gun control laws that are not consistent with the text of the Second Amendment or this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. The criminalization of peaceable, public firearms carry is repugnant to the original meaning of the Second Amendment.
The measure is made up of two provisions limiting what states can do in relation to concealed carry permitting.
“No State or political subdivision of a State may impose a criminal or civil penalty on, or otherwise indirectly dissuade the carrying of firearms (including by imposing a financial or other barrier to entry) in public by residents or nonresidents of that State who are citizens of the United States and otherwise eligible to possess firearms under State and Federal law,” the measure states.
The second provision states: ‘‘Any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of a State or a political subdivision of a State that criminalizes, penalizes, or otherwise indirectly dissuades the carrying of firearms (including by imposing a financial or other barrier to entry) in public by any resident or non-resident who is a United States citizen and otherwise eligible to possess firearms under State and Federal law, shall have no force or effect.”
At least one gun-rights group—the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR)—has already expressed support for the measure.
“This is the only bill that will ensure all law-abiding Americans can enjoy Real Constitutional Carry without being subjected to outrageous New York-style permit regulations, expensive fees, or ATF intervention on the right to carry,” NAGR President Dudley Brown said in a press release about the proposal. “Thomas Massie is a gun rights champion, and we support the Real Constitutional Carry bill 100 percent.”
Of course, the fate of the measure rests largely on voters in November’s election. Should Donald Trump be elected to a second term and Republicans win the majority in both houses of Congress, chances will increase. Still, passage could be blocked by a filibuster, which requires a supermajority to override.
Several Republican congressmen have signed on as co-sponsors of the measure, including Reps. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota, Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Michael Cloud, Nathan Moran, Chip Roy and Randy Weber of Texas, Mike Collins and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Bob Good of Virginia, Andy Harris of Maryland, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Mary Miller of Illinois, Barry Moore of Alabama, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Victoria Spartz of Indiana, and Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin.
Kamala, who owns a gun for self protection, will surely support this.
By the end of Trumps second term we will have national constitutional carry.
“By the end of Trumps second term… “
But he had 4 years as president of the United States, with his article 2 powers that allowed him to do whatever he wanted to, so why didn’t he get it done in his first term?
Every level of government/media working against him or do you want the response you deserve?
“Four Charts Comparing Trump’s Vs. Obama’s Stock Market Returns
Chuck Jones
Forbes Senior Contributor
Feb 29, 2020,08:30am EST
The first two start with inauguration dates. Since their respective inaugurations, the Dow is up 28% under Trump and over the same time frame it was up 62% under Obama. These figures are based on Thursday’s close before the Dow fell an additional 1.4%
For the first three plus years since Trump’s inauguration the S&P 500 has risen 30% while under Obama it increased 70%.
The second set of charts start the analysis based on election dates and for Obama also from the low point of the stock market. The Dow has risen 39% since Trump’s election, while under Obama it increased 35% and 65% from the low point in February 2009.
Note that in the last 16 minutes of trading on Friday the Dow increased 643 points. If it had closed at that value Trump’s gain would have been 35%, matching Obama’s vs. being ahead by 4 percentage points.”
Because he was dismantling the damage the Democrats left us from the prior eight years ….he gets it done in ‘25
Election year bs just like the hearing protection act that removes suppressors from the NFA, real nice but it won’t happen.
^This.
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Even if it somehow made it through congress Im pretty sure Biden wouldn’t sign it.
More election year Kabuki theater. Congress is a huge waste of time and money. Our time and Our money.
Do we really believe this goes anywhere? Just fodder for the election ads.
If Trump wins in November, the Republicans keep the house and take the Senate and they re-introduce a bill like this then I’ll pay attention.
Unless there is a mechanism for quick reintroduction of this bill after a change like you suggest yeah wasted effort.
Hasn’t this been proposed like….50 times already??
Lots of scepticism in the comments above.
The only time these gutless Repubs introduce legislation like this is when it doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of passing. Political theater is all this is. Disgusting .SMH
Thanks rep Massie, I hope you are successful, but that will require an actual red wave in November. I’m expecting another RED RIPPLE.
Sounds like an excellent idea. My compliments to Congressman Massey. Unfortunately, I foresee a problem. As expected, anti gun rights congressmen and senators will oppose the proposal. Assuming that there are a sufficient number of “pro gun rights”congressmen and senators to overcome expected opposition, the next hurdle will be the following. Push coming to Shove, how will these supposedly pro gun senators and congressmen vote on an actual proposal? I hope to be in error, but I suspect that a sufficient number will fold, when it comes down to a recorded vote. Finally, given actual legislation having been enacted, what will the president do? Enough said.