Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2003

Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms in different States by persons who are not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm and who are: (1) carrying a valid State license or permit for carrying a concealed firearm; or (2) otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in their State of residence.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 990 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 990

To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide for reciprocity 
  in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry 
               certain concealed firearms in that State.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2003

    Mr. Hostettler (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
 Virginia, Mr. Crane, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Otter, Mr. Gibbons, 
Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ney, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
  Souder, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hall, Mr. 
Aderholt, Mr. English, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pence, 
and Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide for reciprocity 
  in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry 
               certain concealed firearms in that State.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Access to Firearms 
Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN CONCEALED FIREARMS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 926A the following:
``Sec. 926B. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms
    ``Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or 
political subdivision thereof, a person who is not prohibited by 
Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a 
firearm, and is--
            ``(1) carrying a valid license or permit which is issued 
        pursuant to the law of any State and which permits the person 
        to carry a concealed firearm; or
            ``(2) otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in 
        and pursuant to the law of the State of the person's residence,
may carry in any State a concealed firearm in accordance with the terms 
of the license or with the laws of the State of the person's residence, 
subject to the laws of the State in which the firearm is carried 
concerning specific types of locations in which firearms may not be 
carried.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 44 of 
title 18 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
926A the following:

``926B. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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