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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 578 

To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2013 

Mr. STUTZMAN introduced the following bill; which was 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 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN 

7 CONCEALED FIREARMS. 

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

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

10 the following: 

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1 ‘‘§ 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain con2 cealed firearms 

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

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

5 the contrary— 

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

7 Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, 

8 or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a govern9 ment-issued photographic identification document 

10 and a valid license or permit which is issued pursu11 ant to the law of a State and which permits the indi12 vidual to carry a concealed firearm, may possess or 

13 carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine14 gun or destructive device) that has been shipped or 

15 transported in interstate or foreign commerce in any 

16 State other than the State of residence of the indi17 vidual that— 

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

19 the State to obtain licenses or permits to carry 

20 concealed firearms; or 

21 ‘‘(B) does not prohibit the carrying of con22 cealed firearms by residents of the State for 

23 lawful purposes; and 

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

25 Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, 

26 or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a governmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 ment-issued photographic identification document 

2 and is entitled and not prohibited from carrying a 

3 concealed firearm in the State in which the indi4 vidual resides otherwise than as described in para5 graph (1), may possess or carry a concealed hand6 gun (other than a machinegun or destructive device) 

7 that has been shipped or transported in interstate or 

8 foreign commerce in any State other than the State 

9 of residence of the individual that— 

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

11 the State to obtain licenses or permits to carry 

12 concealed firearms; or 

13 ‘‘(B) does not prohibit the carrying of con14 cealed firearms by residents of the State for 

15 lawful purposes. 

16 ‘‘(b) CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS.—The posses17 sion or carrying of a concealed handgun in a State under 

18 this section shall be subject to the same conditions and 

19 limitations, except as to eligibility to possess or carry, im20 posed by or under Federal or State law or the law of a 

21 political subdivision of a State, that apply to the posses22 sion or carrying of a concealed handgun by residents of 

23 the State or political subdivision who are licensed by the 

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

25 by the State from doing so. 

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

2 State that allows the issuing authority for licenses or per3 mits to carry concealed firearms to impose restrictions on 

4 the carrying of firearms by individual holders of such li5 censes or permits, an individual carrying a concealed 

6 handgun under this section shall be permitted to carry a 

7 concealed handgun according to the same terms author8 ized by an unrestricted license of or permit issued to a 

9 resident of the State. 

10 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec11 tion shall be construed to preempt any provision of State 

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

13 carry concealed firearms.’’. 

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

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

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

17 following: 

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

18 (c) SEVERABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro19 vision of this Act, if any provision of this section, or any 

20 amendment made by this section, or the application of 

21 such provision or amendment to any person or cir22 cumstance is held to be unconstitutional, this section and 

23 amendments made by this section and the application of 

24 such provision or amendment to other persons or cir25 cumstances shall not be affected thereby. 

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

2 this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of en3 actment of this Act. 

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