[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2634 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2634

  To allow persons to carry concealed firearms in every State if they 
           have been issued a license to do so by any State.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 1995

 Mr. Stearns (for himself, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Hostettler) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To allow persons to carry concealed firearms in every State if they 
           have been issued a license to do so by any State.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RECIPROCITY OF STATE LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED FIREARMS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 926A the following:
``Sec. 926B. Interstate carrying of concealed firearms
    ``Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or 
political subdivision thereof, a person who is not prohibited by 
Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a 
firearm and who is carrying a valid license which is issued pursuant to 
the law of any State and which permits the person to carry a concealed 
firearm (other than a machinegun or destructive device) shall be 
entitled to carry in any State a concealed firearm (other than a 
machinegun or destructive device) that has been shipped or transported 
in interstate or foreign commerce, in accordance with the terms of the 
license.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926A the 
following:

``926B. Interstate carrying of concealed firearms.''.
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