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RogueUSMC wrote:

K5GU wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:

rogersinsel wrote:I agree, I went and re-read her story. I thought she had crossed into New York, instead it was New Jersey. Relating to the proposed bill, what mechanism would it use to force compliance?

New York does issue licenses. In fact all 50 States now issue licenses. Some, like NY, are "may issue". But as I read it, NY and every other State would be required to honor my TX CHL if this Bill passes. I would be subject to local laws regarding place and manner, but not any more stringent than as applied to a NY-issued licensee.

You're talking about just concealed carry, right? Open-carry presents some differences between states. For example, if I travel to Oklahoma with my Texas CHL, their open-carry laws don't apply to me. I have to remain concealed because that's what my Texas license says.

The way I read it is, right now, I can carry any way an Oklahoman can provided I have a state issued license from a reciprocal state...

This law, though, would change it to mean what you just stated... sounds like it would hurt our rights then...

rogersinsel wrote:I agree, I went and re-read her story. I thought she had crossed into New York, instead it was New Jersey. Relating to the proposed bill, what mechanism would it use to force compliance?

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Constitutional Concealed
Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN CONCEALED
FIREARMS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C the
following:

``Sec. 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain
concealed firearms

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of the law
of any State or political subdivision thereof to the
contrary--
``(1) an individual who is not prohibited by Federal law
from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a
firearm, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic
identification document and a valid license or permit which
is issued pursuant to the law of a State and which permits
the individual to carry a concealed firearm, may possess or
carry a concealed handgun (other than a machinegun or
destructive device) that has been shipped or transported in
interstate or foreign commerce in any State other than the
State of residence of the individual that--
``(A) has a statute that allows residents of the State to
obtain licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms; or
``(B) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms
by residents of the State for lawful purposes; and
``(2) an individual who is not prohibited by Federal law
from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a
firearm, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic
identification document and is entitled and not prohibited
from carrying a concealed firearm in the State in which the
individual resides otherwise than as described in paragraph
(1), may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a
machinegun or destructive device) that has been shipped or
transported in interstate or foreign commerce in any State
other than the State of residence of the individual that--
``(A) has a statute that allows residents of the State to
obtain licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms; or
``(B) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms
by residents of the State for lawful purposes.
``(b) Conditions and Limitations.--The possession or
carrying of a concealed handgun in a State under this section
shall be subject to the same conditions and limitations,
except as to eligibility to possess or carry, imposed by or
under Federal or State law or the law of a political
subdivision of a State, that apply to the possession or
carrying of a concealed handgun by residents of the State or
political subdivision who are licensed by the State or
political subdivision to do so, or not prohibited by the
State from doing so.
``(c) Unrestricted License or Permit.--In a State that
allows the issuing authority for licenses or permits to carry
concealed firearms to impose restrictions on the carrying of
firearms by individual holders of such licenses or permits,
an individual carrying a concealed handgun under this section
shall be permitted to carry a concealed handgun according to
the same terms authorized by an unrestricted license of or
permit issued to a resident of the State.
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to preempt any provision of State law with
respect to the issuance of licenses or permits to carry
concealed firearms.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 926C the following:

``926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.''.

(c) Severability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, if any provision of this Act, or any amendment made
by this Act, or the application of such provision or
amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be
unconstitutional, this Act and amendments made by this Act
and the application of such provision or amendment to other
persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall
take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.