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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2959 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard 

in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed 

firearms in the State. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2013 

Mr. NUGENT (for himself and Mr. MATHESON) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national 

standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a 

State may carry concealed firearms in the State. 

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 ‘‘National Right-to5 Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013’’. 


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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) Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any 

9 State or political subdivision thereof (except as provided 

10 in subsection (b)), a person who is not prohibited by Fed11 eral law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiv12 ing a firearm, and who is carrying a valid identification 

13 document containing a photograph of the person, and a 

14 valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law 

15 of a State and which permits the person to carry a con16 cealed firearm, may possess or carry a concealed handgun 

17 (other than a machine gun or destructive device) that has 

18 been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign com19 merce, in any State, other than the State of residence of 

20 the person, that— 

21 ‘‘(1) has a statute that allows residents of the 

22 State to obtain licenses or permits to carry concealed 

23 firearms; or 

24 ‘‘(2) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed 

25 firearms by residents of the State for lawful pur26 poses. 


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1 ‘‘(b) The possession or carrying of a concealed hand2 gun in a State under this section shall be subject to the 

3 same conditions and limitations, except as to eligibility to 

4 possess or carry, imposed by or under Federal or State 

5 law or the law of a political subdivision of a State, that 

6 apply to the possession or carrying of a concealed handgun 

7 by residents of the State or political subdivision who are 

8 licensed by the State or political subdivision to do so, or 

9 not prohibited by the State from doing so. 

10 ‘‘(c) In subsection (a), the term ‘identification docu11 ment’ means a document made or issued by or under the 

12 authority of the United States Government, a State, or 

13 a political subdivision of a State which, when completed 

14 with information concerning a particular individual, is of 

15 a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose of 

16 identification of individuals.’’. 

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

18 for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 

19 relating to section 926C the following: 

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

20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act. 

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