The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides
that 'we the people' have the right to keep and bear arms for self
defense and to serve as a disincentive to an oppressive government.
That is the correct understanding of the 2nd Amendment as explained by a
panel of historians chartered by the Senate Judiciary Committee who did
exhaustive research on the origin and interpretation of the amendment
in the first half century after it's adoption.
"The conclusion is thus inescapable that the history, concept, and wording of the second amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as well as its interpretation by every major commentator and court in the first half-century after its ratification, indicates that what is protected is an individual right of a private citizen to own and carry firearms in a peaceful manner."
https://www.constitution.org/1-Constitution/2ll/2ndschol/87senrpt.pdf
That said, there is now a bill in congress, the "Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act" which seeks to provide citizens who can legally carry a concealed firearm in their home state to exercise that right in any state.
Download the text here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/38/text
Now here's my problem with the bill as exists now ...
"or is entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the person resides"
The 'shall issue' revolution in concealed carry permits or licenses for
citizens has been a success since first implemented in Florida in 1986.
The permit is not the state granting a citizen with a right that already exists, but a means to establish and document the holder is a US citizen properly endowed with that right. The made-for-TV movies about how it would result in endless gun battles
over parking spaces and position in line at the grocery store simply
didn't materialize. Unsurprisingly folks with recent background checks (in Texas and Florida they 'renew' the permits every 5 years or so) and photo permit IDs are low risk for violent criminal behavior. The text in the proposed bill, however, indicates that anyone from a state which allows 'constitutional carry' should be able to do so in other states. No recent background check, just a drivers license from a state with 'constitutional carry'.
No thanks. Yes, an adult, law abiding, US citizen has the right to keep and bare arms - but how is a cop to determine on the fly that the fella with the out of state tags he just met on the job is all of that.
Eliminating this clause would make the bill a tool to normalize permits between states requiring them - which is of some benefit. The current patchwork is a little complicated ...
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/tx-gun-laws/#recStates
One mans opinion.
