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Luetkemeyer Supports Reciprocity Bill Protecting Licensed Conceal and Carry
Washington, DC,
November 16, 2011
Staying true to his lifelong support for Americans' Second Amendment rights, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted for the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act that allows law-abiding gun owners with valid state-issued concealed firearm
Staying true to his lifelong support for Americans’ Second Amendment rights, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted for the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act that allows law-abiding gun owners with valid state-issued concealed firearm permits or licenses to carry a concealed firearm in any other state that also allows concealed carry. “I have always been committed to ensuring that our constitutionally guaranteed Second Amendment rights are protected and this important bill is a continuation of that commitment,” said Luetkemeyer, a co-sponsor of H.R. 822. “Just as one state recognizes the driver’s license from another state, this legislation will simply require a state with a concealed carry gun law to accept a concealed carry permit from another state.” Studies show that carrying concealed weapons reduces violent crime rates and allows law-abiding citizens to defend themselves. A 1997 study published by John Lott and David Mustard regarding the effect of concealed carry laws on crime rates estimated that “[w]hen state concealed handgun laws went into effect in a county, murders fell by more than 7 percent, and rapes and aggravated assaults fell by similar percentages.” Congress has previously passed laws to permit certain active duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons in other states. The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act will directly benefit Missourians since Missouri is a concealed carry state. The legislation is also supported by the National Rifle Association. ### |