U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are working to ensure that Americans practicing their Second Amendment rights are not discriminated against while traveling from state to state.
In an attempt to solve a dilemma centered on the use of concealed carry permits, the pair of Alabama lawmakers, along with a group of fellow Senate Republicans, reintroduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The legislation would allow those with concealed carry permits from one state to carry in others that also have a permit system much like a driver’s license.
“For too long, federal officials have misplaced their priorities by over-regulating the use of firearms that Americans are legally entitled to own,” said Tuberville (R-Auburn). “The constant malignment of Americans exercising a constitutional right has to end.”
“Thousands of law-abiding Alabamians proudly exercise concealed carry privileges for their personal safety, and I’m proud to join legislation that strengthens these protections for them and millions of other Americans.”
The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act would specifically:
- Allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home and state to exercise those rights in any other state with concealed carry laws
- Treat state-issued concealed carry permits like driver’s licenses where an individual can use their home-state license to drive in another state but must abide by that other state’s speed limit or road laws
- Protect state sovereignty by not establishing a national standard for concealed carry.
Tuberville and Britt cosponsored and introduced the legislation upon its original introduction in February 2023.
The legislation is endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), and Gun Owners of America (GOA).
In 2022, Governor Kay Ivey signed constitutional carry into law in the state of Alabama, repealing the need for state-required concealed carry permits.
Austen Shipley is the News Director for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
