Republican senators are supporting legislation that would allow people
with state-issued permits for concealed weapons to use the permits in
other states with concealed-carry laws.
The lawmakers hope to give licensed permit holders the opportunity to protect themselves when they travel to other states.
The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014, introduced Republican Sen.
John Cornyn of Texas, would require states to respect other states'
permits much in the way each state respects the drivers' licenses of
those who are not residents.
"Second Amendment rights shouldn't stop at the state line," said
Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, of Mississippi, a co-sponsor of the
legislation. "It makes sense to allow law-abiding gun owners to take
their concealed-permit privileges with them to states that also allow
concealed-carry permits."
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