[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2722 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2722

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for reciprocity in 
regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry certain 
                    concealed firearms in the State.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 23, 1997

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To attend title 18, United States Code, to provide for reciprocity in 
regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry certain 
                    concealed firearms in the State.

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

SECTION 1. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN CONCEALED FIREARMS 
              BY NONRESIDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 926A the following:
``Sec. 926B. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms 
              by nonresidents
    ``(a) 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--
            ``(1) 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; or
            ``(2) who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed 
        firearm in and pursuant to the law of the State of a person's 
        residence--
may carry in any State a concealed firearm that has been shipped or 
transported in interstate or foreign commerce, in accordance with the 
terms of the license or with the laws of the State of the person's 
residence.
    ``(b)(1) If such other State issues licenses or permits to carry 
concealed firearms, or allows for the concealed carry of firearms 
without issuing licenses or permits, the person may carry a concealed 
firearm in the State under the same restrictions applicable to specific 
circumstances (concerning locations in which firearms may not be 
carried) which apply to the carrying of a concealed firearm by a 
resident of that State.
    ``(2) If such other State does not issue licenses or permits to 
carry concealed firearms and does not allow for the concealed carry of 
firearms without a license or permit, the person may carry a concealed 
firearm under the restrictions applicable to specific circumstances 
(concerning locations in which firearms may not be carried) enacted 
pursuant to the law of such State.''.
    (b) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, or the application 
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity 
does not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can 
be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to 
this end the provisions of this Act are severable.
    (c) Constitutional Justification.--The provisions of this Act are 
enacted to effectuate the requirement, under section 1 of article IV of 
the Constitution of the United States, that ``Full Faith and Credit 
shall be given in each State to the public Act, Records, and judicial 
Proceedings of every other State'' (in accordance with the precedents 
established by 23 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and are enacted to effectuate 
the provisions of the second amendment to the Constitution, together 
with other applicable provisions of the Constitution.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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