Risch, Crapo push for concealed carry reciprocity

February 3, 2023

U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), along with 42 of their Senate colleagues, recently introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state that allows concealed carry, while still abiding by that state’s laws.

“Allowing law-abiding gun owners to travel from state to state with their valid concealed carry permit is common sense,” Risch said. “The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act honors states’ rights and the right to bear arms.”

The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act will:
  • Allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state with concealed carry laws;
  • Treat state-issued concealed carry permits like drivers’ 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; and
  • Protect state sovereignty by not establishing a national standard for concealed carry.

This legislation is endorsed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Rifle Association.