The Hill News

Today, instead of working to create jobs, the Congress will consider the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, H.R. 822.  This bill is special-interest legislation at its worst.  It is opposed by virtually everyone with an interest in protecting public safetyâ€"law enforcement, policy experts, and state and local governments.  But it will appease the National Rifle Association, at least briefly, and so the Majority will bring it to the floor.

Under the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, a concealed firearm permit issued by any state would be valid in every state that allows concealed carry.  If it passes, a visitor to my home state of Michigan would be allowed to carry a loaded, hidden weapon in public, even if he has not met the minimum requirements to do so mandated by our state law.  

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