2 Dozen AGs Urge Congress to Adopt Constitutional Concealed Carry Bill

“It’s for honest, law-abiding citizens who deserve to have the means to protect themselves,” the official says.

Two dozen Republican Attorney Generals called on Congress in a letter passing a House bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to carry firearms in all states that allow practices.

“Hidden Carries are a constitutional right and can bring significant public safety benefits by allowing people to respond to emergency threats to themselves or others when police cannot immediately intervene,” says Mike Johnson (R-LA.) and Hakem Jeffrey (DN.Y.) a minority leader in the House of Representatives, Minority Leader.

“Our members are threatened with arrest, prosecution and duty sentences for technical violations of license or possession laws, including conduct that is entirely legal in just a handful of states.

Earlier this year, HR 38, or the Constitutional Concealed Carrie Reciprocal Act, was featured in the House by Rep. Richard Hudson (RN.C.).

In encouraging the legislation to pass, state officials said, “Criminals… don’t wait for permission to carry a gun.” In other words, the HR 38 would not be for them. “If there is a misfortune of having to use firearms in self-defense or in the defense of a loved one, it is for honest, law-abiding citizens who deserve to have the means to protect themselves,” they wrote.

Johnson, who was the co-sponsor of the bill when it was introduced at the 117th Congress, has not made public comment on the measure. The Epoch Times reached his office for comment.

Groups such as Everytown for gun safety have been critical of Republican-backed Congressional measures to expand the state’s hidden carry relationships.

In an article in March that appears to oppose HR 38, Everytown said such measures would serve as “a federal mission to carefully create gun safety laws,” allowing people in the country to load and transport public luggage within the public even if they were permits or background checks.” The group did not mention the bill by either their name or their co-sponsors.

But by adopting such measures, the group argued that public safety and tourism will be at risk in cities and towns across the country by undermining New York City and permitting systems that keep people safe and reflect the will of local voters.

The letter comes about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that bans firearms from certain locations and challenges gun laws requiring that handgun owners be “good moral character.” The High Court did not explain why he chose not to ask for reasons.

Democrat New York Governor Kathy Hochul praised the then-high court’s decision not to listen to challenge the law on Monday, saying “New York’s powerful gun safety laws save lives.”

In June 2022, the Supreme Court ruled in another New York case that state laws were illegal, in which people were entitled to carry firearms outside their homes for self-defense and that people had to show “the appropriate cause” or “special needs” to obtain a license to carry a pistol.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.