National Constitutional Carry Act

This bill would bar states and local governments from imposing criminal or civil penalties on U.S. citizens who carry firearms in public, as long as they are otherwise eligible to own firearms under state and federal law. It would also bar indirect limits on public carry, such as fees or other barriers to entry. Any state or local law, rule, or custom that penalizes or discourages public carry by eligible citizens would have no force or effect. "Public" would include places open to the public, but not private property where the owner clearly posts a firearms ban, and not places where firearms screening is done under state law. The bill's definition of firearm would include ammunition and ammunition feeding devices.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Mike Lee Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors