To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State.

Amends the federal criminal code to establish a national standard for the carrying of certain concealed firearms by non-residents. Authorizes a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state and who is not prohibited from carrying a firearm under federal law to carry a concealed firearm in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state or as specified under this Act.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4547 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4547

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard 
 in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed 
                         firearms in the State.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2005

 Mr. Stearns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard 
 in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed 
                         firearms in the State.

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

SECTION 1. NATIONAL STANDARD FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN CONCEALED 
              FIREARMS BY NONRESIDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 926C the following:
``Sec. 926D. National standard for the carrying of certain concealed 
              firearms by nonresidents
    ``(a) 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 carrying a valid license or permit which is issued by a 
State and which permits the person to carry a concealed firearm (other 
than a machinegun or destructive device) may carry in another State a 
concealed firearm (other than a machinegun or destructive device) that 
has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, 
subject to subsection (b).
    ``(b)(1) If such other State issues licenses or permits to carry 
concealed firearms, the person may carry a concealed firearm in the 
State under the same restrictions which apply to the carrying of a 
concealed firearm by a person to whom the State has issued such a 
license or permit.
    ``(2) If such other State does not issue licenses or permits to 
carry concealed firearms, the person may not, in the State, carry a 
concealed firearm in a police station, in a public detention facility, 
in a courthouse, in a public polling place, at a meeting of a State, 
county, or municipal governing body, in a school, at a professional or 
school athletic event not related to firearms, in a portion of an 
establishment licensed by the State to dispense alcoholic beverages for 
consumption on the premises, or inside the sterile or passenger area of 
an airport, except to the extent expressly permitted by State law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926C the 
following:

``926D. National standard for the carrying of certain concealed 
                            firearms by nonresidents.''.
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