AG Paxton Joins Effort for National Reciprocity 

Bill would eliminate significant obstacles to exercise of the right to keep and bear arms Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas (Fairfax Va.)   Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 22 other states in urging Congress to enact national concealed-carry reciprocity legislation. In a letter to Congress the attorneys general ask representatives to support the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (S. 446) and the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38). We share a strong interest in the protection of our citizens Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms and we are committed to supporting federal and state policies to preserve that constitutional right the attorneys general wrote in the letter. These bills if enacted would eliminate significant obstacles to the exercise of the right to keep and bear arms for millions of Americans in every State. The proposed legislation would allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons in states where they do not reside which some state laws do not allow. The attorneys general argue that beyond being a basic constitutional right states that do not allow non-residents to carry concealed weapons leave these citizens in danger and with no real option for self-defense in instances of violence. States should not be able to deny citizens of the United States the basic constitutional right to self-defense Paxton said. Texas has chosen to respect the rights of residents and non-residents to carry arms for self-defense. I ask Congress to protect these same rights for law-abiding Texans as they travel throughout the United States. To view letter click here. The states signing the letter are: Arizona Alabama Arkansas Florida Montana Georgia Nebraska Idaho Nevada Indiana North Dakota Kansas Ohio Louisiana South Carolina Michigan Missouri South Dakota Texas Wisconsin Utah Wyoming West Virginia. Established in 1871 the National Rifle Association is Americas oldest civil rights and sportsmens group. More than five million members strong NRA continues to uphold the Second Amendment and advocates enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nations leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners law enforcement and the armed services. Follow the NRA on social at Facebook.com/NationalRifleAssociation and Twitter @NRA