[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17311-17312]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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              THE NATIONAL RIGHT-TO-CARRY RECIPROCITY ACT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Mississippi (Mr. Nunnelee) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NUNNELEE. Mr. Speaker, the right of the people to keep and bear 
arms shall not be infringed. The Second Amendment is one of the 
cornerstones of our liberty. That's why this morning I rise in support 
of H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act.
  In Mississippi, approximately 45,000 people have concealed carry 
permits. Now, those individuals in Mississippi that have a driver's 
license issued by our State can drive into Alabama or Tennessee or, for 
that matter, they can

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drive into Montana or Maine and their driver's license is recognized as 
being valid.
  H.R. 822 applies that same principle to people with their concealed 
carry permits. This legislation does not require or authorize action by 
any Federal agency. New rules or regulations won't be needed to 
implement H.R. 822. It doesn't override any State or local law. A 
concealed carry permit holder would still be required to comply with 
the laws of the State he or she is in.
  I support the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act because it 
expands freedom for law-abiding gun owners, while respecting each 
State's right to set its own laws.

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