115 HR 38 RH: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 U.S. House of Representatives 2017-12-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 320 115th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 38 [Report No. 115–433] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Hudson (for himself, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Holding, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Palmer, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Walker, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Williams, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. DesJarlais, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Brat, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Cole, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Katko, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Hill, Mr. Olson, Mr. Harper, Mr. Buck, and Mr. Diaz-Balart) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary December 4, 2017 Additional Sponsors: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Barr, Mr. Latta, Mr. Rouzer, Mrs. Love, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Harris, Mr. Perry, Mr. Knight, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Bost, Mr. Gibbs, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Comer, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Posey, Mr. Garrett, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. Black, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. Budd, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Denham, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Womack, Ms. McSally, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Shuster, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Messer, Mr. Faso, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Babin, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Marino, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Reed, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Flores, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. Long, Mr. Loudermilk, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Dent, Mr. Blum, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Barton, Mr. McClintock, Ms. Granger, Mr. Labrador, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Estes of Kansas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of Minnesota, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Walden, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Coffman, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Norman, Mr. Trott, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Handel, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Curtis December 4, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2017 A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017.

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:

926D.

Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms

(a)Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or political subdivision thereof (except as provided in subsection (b)) and subject only to the requirements of this section, a person who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, who is carrying a valid identification document containing a photograph of the person, and who is carrying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State and which permits the person to carry a concealed firearm or is entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the person resides, 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 that— (1)has a statute under which residents of the State may apply for a license or permit to carry a concealed firearm; or (2)does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms by residents of the State for lawful purposes. (b)This section shall not be construed to supersede or limit the laws of any State that— (1)permit private persons or entities to prohibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their property; or (2)prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on any State or local government property, installation, building, base, or park. (c) (1)A person who carries or possesses a concealed handgun in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) may not be arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof related to the possession, transportation, or carrying of firearms unless there is probable cause to believe that the person is doing so in a manner not provided for by this section. Presentation of facially valid documents as specified in subsection (a) is prima facie evidence that the individual has a license or permit as required by this section. (2)When a person asserts this section as a defense in a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions set forth in subsections (a) and (b). (3)When a person successfully asserts this section as a defense in a criminal proceeding, the court shall award the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney’s fee. (d) (1)A person who is deprived of any right, privilege, or immunity secured by this section, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State or any political subdivision thereof, may bring an action in any appropriate court against any other person, including a State or political subdivision thereof, who causes the person to be subject to the deprivation, for damages or other appropriate relief. (2)The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in an action brought under paragraph (1) damages and such other relief as the court deems appropriate, including a reasonable attorney’s fee. (e)In subsection (a): (1)The term identification document means a document made or issued by or under the authority of the United States Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State which, when completed with information concerning a particular individual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose of identification of individuals. (2)The term handgun includes any magazine for use in a handgun and any ammunition loaded into the handgun or its magazine. (f) (1)A person who possesses or carries a concealed handgun under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the prohibitions of section 922(q) with respect to that handgun. (2)A person possessing or carrying a concealed handgun in a State under subsection (a) may do so in any of the following areas in the State that are open to the public: (A)A unit of the National Park System. (B)A unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. (C)Public land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. (D)Land administered and managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. (E)Land administered and managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. (F)Land administered and managed by the Forest Service.

. (b)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections for such chapter 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 section, or any amendment made by this section, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, this section and amendments made by this section 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 section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

3.

Rule of construction

Nothing in this Act prohibits a law enforcement officer with reasonable suspicion of a violation of any law from conducting a brief investigative stop in accordance with the Constitution of the United States.

4.

Certain off-duty law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers allowed to carry a concealed firearm, and discharge a firearm, in a school zone

Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in paragraph (2)(B)— (A)by striking or at the end of clause (vi); and (B)by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (ix) and inserting after clause (vi) the following: (vii)by an off-duty law enforcement officer who is a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B) and is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed; (viii)by a qualified retired law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed; or; and (2)in paragraph (3)(B)— (A)by striking or at the end of clause (iii); (B)by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting a semicolon; and (C)by adding at the end the following: (v)by an off-duty law enforcement officer who is a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B) and is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm; or (vi)by a qualified retired law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm..

5.

Interstate carrying of firearms by Federal judges

(a)

In general

Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 926D the following:

926E.

Interstate carrying of firearms by Federal judges

Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or political subdivision thereof, a Federal judge may carry a concealed firearm in any State if such judge is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm.

. (b)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections for such chapter, as amended by section 2(b) of this Act, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926D the following: 926E. Interstate carrying of firearms by Federal judges..

December 4, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed