For those concealed carry practitioners in the 21 states that don’t yet have a constitutional, or “permitless,” carry law on the books, help could be on the way at the federal level.
On Wednesday, Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced the National Constitutional Carry Act. HR 9534 would remove permitting requirements for Americans to carry firearms throughout the nation.
“Today, I introduce HR 9534, the National Constitutional Carry Act,” Massie posted on X, formerly Twitter. “No one should have to beg the government to exercise a constitutionally protected right anywhere in the country.”
The legislation states: “Certain states and localities have enacted gun control laws that are not consistent with the text of the Second Amendment or this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. The criminalization of peaceable, public firearms carry is repugnant to the original meaning of the Second Amendment.
The measure is made up of two provisions limiting what states can do in relation to concealed carry permitting.
“No State or political subdivision of a State may impose a criminal or civil penalty on, or otherwise indirectly dissuade the carrying of firearms (including by imposing a financial or other barrier to entry) in public by residents or nonresidents of that State who are citizens of the United States and otherwise eligible to possess firearms under State and Federal law,” the measure states.
The second provision states: ‘‘Any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of a State or a political subdivision of a State that criminalizes, penalizes, or otherwise indirectly dissuades the carrying of firearms (including by imposing a financial or other barrier to entry) in public by any resident or non-resident who is a United States citizen and otherwise eligible to possess firearms under State and Federal law, shall have no force or effect.”
At least one gun-rights group—the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR)—has already expressed support for the measure.
“This is the only bill that will ensure all law-abiding Americans can enjoy Real Constitutional Carry without being subjected to outrageous New York-style permit regulations, expensive fees, or ATF intervention on the right to carry,” NAGR President Dudley Brown said in a press release about the proposal. “Thomas Massie is a gun rights champion, and we support the Real Constitutional Carry bill 100 percent.”
Of course, the fate of the measure rests largely on voters in November’s election. Should Donald Trump be elected to a second term and Republicans win the majority in both houses of Congress, chances will increase. Still, passage could be blocked by a filibuster, which requires a supermajority to override.
Several Republican congressmen have signed on as co-sponsors of the measure, including Reps. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota, Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Michael Cloud, Nathan Moran, Chip Roy and Randy Weber of Texas, Mike Collins and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Bob Good of Virginia, Andy Harris of Maryland, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Mary Miller of Illinois, Barry Moore of Alabama, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Victoria Spartz of Indiana, and Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin.
Kamala, who owns a gun for self protection, will surely support this.
By the end of Trumps second term we will have national constitutional carry.
“By the end of Trumps second term… “
But he had 4 years as president of the United States, with his article 2 powers that allowed him to do whatever he wanted to, so why didn’t he get it done in his first term?
Every level of government/media working against him or do you want the response you deserve?
“Four Charts Comparing Trump’s Vs. Obama’s Stock Market Returns
Chuck Jones
Forbes Senior Contributor
Feb 29, 2020,08:30am EST
The first two start with inauguration dates. Since their respective inaugurations, the Dow is up 28% under Trump and over the same time frame it was up 62% under Obama. These figures are based on Thursday’s close before the Dow fell an additional 1.4%
For the first three plus years since Trump’s inauguration the S&P 500 has risen 30% while under Obama it increased 70%.
The second set of charts start the analysis based on election dates and for Obama also from the low point of the stock market. The Dow has risen 39% since Trump’s election, while under Obama it increased 35% and 65% from the low point in February 2009.
Note that in the last 16 minutes of trading on Friday the Dow increased 643 points. If it had closed at that value Trump’s gain would have been 35%, matching Obama’s vs. being ahead by 4 percentage points.”
Because he was dismantling the damage the Democrats left us from the prior eight years ….he gets it done in ‘25
Are you really that stupid? Of course you are. You cheer lead for a president that doesn’t know what day of the week it is.
He did not have a supermajority in the Senate, and there was no way a bill would get passed a Senate filibuster. It is as simple as that. Your second post about the market is not relevant to that inquiry.
The NYSE data is in response to Marty’s comment:
“the damage the Democrats left us from the prior eight years”
And of course, he ignores the fact the Obama/Biden administration are the ones who got the truck out of the ditch after the Republicans’ recession of 2007–2008.
While the Republicans did everything they could to stop the economic recovery, standing around complaining the Democrats weren’t getting the truck out of the ditch fast enough.
Lol subprime lending would like a word from the 90’s
We already have Constitutional carry. It’s clearly spelled out in the 2nd Amendment. I am simply at a loss to understand how another law can make that any more clear.
Election year bs just like the hearing protection act that removes suppressors from the NFA, real nice but it won’t happen.
^This.
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Even if it somehow made it through congress Im pretty sure Biden wouldn’t sign it.
More election year Kabuki theater. Congress is a huge waste of time and money. Our time and Our money.
Do we really believe this goes anywhere? Just fodder for the election ads.
If Trump wins in November, the Republicans keep the house and take the Senate and they re-introduce a bill like this then I’ll pay attention.
Unless there is a mechanism for quick reintroduction of this bill after a change like you suggest yeah wasted effort.
Ross,
Even if Republicans win the Oval Office and a majority in the U.S. House and Senate, it is a virtual certainty that Republicans will only have a simple majority in the U.S. Senate and thus be unable to overcome their self-imposed cloture* rule.
* The U.S. Senate enacted the “cloture” rule for themselves. That rule requires that 60 U.S. Senators vote affirmatively to bring proposed legislation to the U.S. Senate floor for a second vote to actually pass the legislation (which only requires a simple majority for passage). Legislation almost never clears that 60 vote hurdle.
(Note: the U.S. Senate does not impose their cloture rule for budget legislation.)
Hasn’t this been proposed like….50 times already??
Lots of scepticism in the comments above.
The only time these gutless Repubs introduce legislation like this is when it doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of passing. Political theater is all this is. Disgusting .SMH
Thanks rep Massie, I hope you are successful, but that will require an actual red wave in November. I’m expecting another RED RIPPLE.
Sounds like an excellent idea. My compliments to Congressman Massey. Unfortunately, I foresee a problem. As expected, anti gun rights congressmen and senators will oppose the proposal. Assuming that there are a sufficient number of “pro gun rights”congressmen and senators to overcome expected opposition, the next hurdle will be the following. Push coming to Shove, how will these supposedly pro gun senators and congressmen vote on an actual proposal? I hope to be in error, but I suspect that a sufficient number will fold, when it comes down to a recorded vote. Finally, given actual legislation having been enacted, what will the president do? Enough said.
To pass, this legislation requires 60 votes in the Senate to invoke cloture. Currently there are 49 Republican senators. Even if Trump wins by a landslide, there is virtually no possibility that 11 Democratic senators running for re-election will be replaced by Republicans. Of the 33 regularly scheduled elections in 2024, 10 seats are held by Republicans, 19 seats are held by Democrats and four seats are held by independents who caucus with Democrats. So 10 Republicans would need to win re-election, and 11 of 23 democrat/independents would have have to be replaces with republicans. I ain’t seein’ it.
Massie ain’t seein’ it either-just theater. Not sure why Chestnut won’t just call it like it is.
Read the second amendment of the Constitution of the United States. I believe it says something about the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Bearing arms suggests actually carrying them.
The 2nd Amendment is about as clearly and succinctly written as humanly possible. Writing another law will not change anything. It’s obvious that those who oppose gun rights do not care what the constitution say.
Sounds like the Supreme Court has to hear lawsuits against States that restrict and infringe. Otherwise this is all election year bloviating.
We already have constitutional carry. If you keep appointing incompetent and or crooked judges it doesn’t make any difference. The constitution means nothing if nobody is willing to fight. Violently.
something about a snowballs chance in hell
I love Massie and he’s usually no BS but he surely has to know this has no hope.
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