There is a changing of the guard looming in Washington, D.C. and Second Amendment advocates anxiously anticipate a new and more favorable policy toward gun rights.

A bill reintroduced in Congress on Wednesday was a clear sign that business as usual is about to change.

Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) is both the National Republican Congressional Committee Chair and the leader of the House GOP campaign arm. With the backing of over 120 fellow House members, the representative presented the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.

Prominent Second Amendment advocacy organizations such as the National Rifle Association (NRA), the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), and the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) support the long overdue measure. 

Interviewed by Fox News Digital, Hudson explained national reciprocity’s simple but powerful logic.

“What we’re talking about is just requiring states to recognize the permit of another state just like you recognize a driver’s license,” the congressman declared. “When I drive to D.C. from North Carolina across Virginia, I don’t stop at the Virginia line and take a driver’s test to get another license. The state recognizes that North Carolina license.”

Then there’s the worry of being perfectly legal in one state and potentially committing a crime in another for the exact same action. 

And for those worried about bipartisan backing, Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden is already on record throwing his support behind the measure.

Hudson’s party colleagues are about to be the majority in both congressional chambers, and Donald Trump will be sworn in on January 20.

The president-elect indicated months ago that he would sign the bill into law if it cleared Congress. Early in his campaign, Trump said that Second Amendment rights do not depend on the state line.

A similar effort was made during the first Trump administration in 2017. The legislation passed through the House but stalled in the Senate.

Hudson noted that, with the GOP controlling both chambers, this is “the best chance of getting this into law we’ve had since 2017.”

The patchwork quilt of state laws can quickly ensnare a law-abiding citizen who does nothing more than cross into another state. Hudson recalled the case of a single mother from Philadelphia who had her concealed carry permit to protect her family.

However, when she was pulled over by law enforcement in New Jersey, officials did not recognize her permit, and she was arrested for unlawful possession.

Hudson explained that his measure “rectifies the situation where a law-abiding citizen can become a criminal just by crossing an invisible state line.”

And then there’s the trucking community. Over-the-road drivers have long depended on firearms to protect them on long and desolate stretches of highway.

Truck drivers are particularly vulnerable on the open road and when they sleep in their cabins. 

However, the widely varying carry laws across the U.S. make a trucker being armed a potentially dangerous situation. Without national concealed carry reciprocity, these essential workers are at the mercy of anti-gun areas that do not respect the Second Amendment.

H.R. 38 would change that.

A pair of truckers filed a lawsuit against Minnesota officials earlier in January. They argued that the state’s refusal to recognize concealed carry permits issued elsewhere denied their Second Amendment rights.

Drivers realize they are essentially on their own when traveling across the country. Having a legal firearm is the first and likely last line of defense if they encounter a violent threat.

The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act deserves the support of every elected official who values a person’s right to armed self-defense. It is past time for states to recognize licenses issued by their brethren and to not transform good citizens into criminals just for traveling.

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