[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                NATIONAL RIGHT-TO-CARRY RECIPROCITY ACT

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, today the House considers the National 
Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act. I'm a proud cosponsor of this bill 
because it will protect Americans' Second Amendment rights by allowing 
citizens who have a valid permit to carry a firearm in any State in the 
country with a concealed carry law. The Second Amendment applies to 
law-abiding citizens all across America, and this reciprocity act will 
protect Americans' rights as they travel throughout the country.
  Law-abiding citizens in western Pennsylvania should be allowed to 
exercise their constitutional rights even when they leave the 
Commonwealth's borders. All Americans have an individual right to bear 
arms that is protected by the Constitution.
  I urge my colleagues to support the Second Amendment and vote for the 
National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act.

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