National Constitutional Carry Act

National right to carry in public

This bill would bar States and local governments from criminalizing or penalizing people who carry firearms in public if they are U.S. citizens and otherwise eligible to possess firearms under State and Federal law. It would void any state or local law, rule, or custom that criminalizes, penalizes, or indirectly dissuades public carry, including financial or other barriers. For this section, "firearm" would include firearms, ammunition feeding devices, and ammunition. The bill would define "public" as places open to the public but allow a private owner to ban guns by clear, conspicuous signs and would exclude places where State law requires screening for firearms. The bill would treat the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. possessions (not the Canal Zone) as "States" for these rules.