Bill > SJR0028

This resolution expresses support for the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38), a proposed federal bill that would create nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry permit holders and residents of Constitutional Carry states. The resolution highlights that the bill would allow individuals with state-issued concealed carry licenses to carry a handgun across state lines, arguing that Second Amendment rights should not be limited by state boundaries. The legislation is described as protecting law-abiding citizens' rights to carry firearms and travel freely between states without facing legal complications from varying state gun laws. The resolution notes that the bill has bipartisan support, with over 120 co-sponsors, and previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives in 2017. It also points out that all fifty states currently issue concealed carry permits, forty-nine states allow nonresident carry, and twenty-nine states have Constitutional Carry laws. The Tennessee General Assembly is urging the passage of this legislation and requesting that copies of the resolution be transmitted to key federal government officials, including the President, Senate Secretary, House Speaker, and Tennessee's congressional delegation.