GOA-Backed Concealed Carry Reciprocity Introduced in House and Senate

By Walter Smoloski

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 9, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, GOA-backed legislation was introduced in both chambers of Congress that would grant national reciprocity to concealed carry permit holders and to residents of Constitutional Carry states who cross state lines. This policy would gut the ability of anti-gun states to restrict residents and non-residents alike from carrying firearms for their personal defense. The GOA-backed bills H.R. 38 and S. 65 were filed by Congressman Richard Hudson of North Carolina and Senator John Cornyn of Texas respectively.

Aidan Johnston, GOA’s Director of Federal Affairs, issued the following statement: 

“Congress has the opportunity to deliver the greatest legislative victory for the gun rights movement in a century, and President Trump has already voiced his support. With all 50 states now issuing concealed carry permits, 49 states allowing nonresident carry, and 29 states with permitless or Constitutional Carry, it is simply common sense for Congress to ensure that each state’s concealed carry license is valid in every other state.  

“We thank President Trump for his leadership on this issue and urge Congress to swiftly send Sen. Cornyn’s and Rep. Hudson’s Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act to the President’s desk to be signed.” 

Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, added:  

“GOA has been fighting anti-gun states in the courts for years on this issue. In New York, we recently teamed up with Newsmax’s Carl Higbie to sue the state over its blanket ban on issuing permits to non-residents, and we were recently part of a lawsuit to force California to

Source: Gun Owners of America