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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2213 

To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 20, 2012 

Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. VITTER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. 

BURR, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

DEMINT, Mr. ENZI, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 

RISCH, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. WICKER, Mr. 

COCHRAN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. GRAHAM, Ms. AYOTTE, and Mr. 

LEE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed 

firearms. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Respecting States’ 

5 Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN 

2 CONCEALED FIREARMS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

4 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘§ 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain con7 cealed firearms 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision 

9 of the law of any State or political subdivision thereof to 

10 the contrary— 

11 ‘‘(1) an individual who is not prohibited by 

12 Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, 

13 or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a govern14 ment-issued photographic identification document 

15 and a valid license or permit which is issued pursu16 ant to the law of a State and which permits the indi17 vidual to carry a concealed firearm, may possess or 

18 carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine19 gun or destructive device) that has been shipped or 

20 transported in interstate or foreign commerce in any 

21 State other than the State of residence of the indi22 vidual that— 

23 ‘‘(A) has a statue that allows residents of 

24 the State to obtain licenses or permits to carry 

25 concealed firearms; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) does not prohibit the carrying of con2 cealed firearms by residents of the State for 

3 lawful purposes; and 

4 ‘‘(2) an individual who is not prohibited by 

5 Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, 

6 or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a govern7 ment-issued photographic identification document 

8 and is entitled and not prohibited from carrying a 

9 concealed firearm in the State in which the indi10 vidual resides otherwise than as described in para11 graph (1), may possess or carry a concealed hand12 gun (other than a machinegun or destructive device) 

13 that has been shipped or transported in interstate or 

14 foreign commerce in any State other than the State 

15 of residence of the individual that— 

16 ‘‘(A) has a statute that allows residents of 

17 the State to obtain licenses or permits to carry 

18 concealed firearms; or 

19 ‘‘(B) does not prohibit the carrying of con20 cealed firearms by residents of the State for 

21 lawful purposes. 

22 ‘‘(b) CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS.—The posses23 sion or carrying of a concealed handgun in a State under 

24 this section shall be subject to the same conditions and 

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1 posed by or under Federal or State law or the law of a 

2 political subdivision of a State, that apply to the posses3 sion or carrying of a concealed handgun by residents of 

4 the State or political subdivision who are licensed by the 

5 State or political subdivision to do so, or not prohibited 

6 by the State from doing so. 

7 ‘‘(c) UNRESTRICTED LICENSE OR PERMIT.—In a 

8 State that allows the issuing authority for licenses or per9 mits to carry concealed firearms to impose restrictions on 

10 the carrying of firearms by individual holders of such li11 censes or permits, an individual carrying a concealed 

12 handgun under this section shall be permitted to carry a 

13 concealed handgun according to the same terms author14 ized by an unrestricted license of or permit issued to a 

15 resident of the State. 

16 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec17 tion shall be construed to preempt any provision of State 

18 law with respect to the issuance of licenses or permits to 

19 carry concealed firearms.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

21 for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 

22 by inserting after the item relating to section 926C the 

23 following: 

‘‘926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.’’. 

24 (c) SEVERABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro25 vision of this Act, if any provision of this section, or any 


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1 amendment made by this section, or the application of 

2 such provision or amendment to any person or cir3 cumstance is held to be unconstitutional, this section and 

4 amendments made by this section and the application of 

5 such provision or amendment to other persons or cir6 cumstances shall not be affected thereby. 

7 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

8 this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of en9 actment of this Act. 

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