Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

Key Points

• The bill would let people with a valid concealed carry permit from their home state carry a concealed handgun in almost any other state, as long as that state allows its own residents to carry concealed weapons in some way.
• People who live in states without a permit requirement (permitless carry states) would also be covered, as long as they are legally allowed to carry where they live and have a government photo ID.
• Visitors would still have to follow the specific rules of the state they are in, such as restrictions on where guns can be carried, but not that state's eligibility requirements for getting a permit.
• The law only covers handguns, not machine guns or destructive devices, and does not apply to anyone already banned from having a gun under federal law.
• If the bill becomes law, the new nationwide reciprocity rules would not start right away, they would take effect 90 days after the president signs it.