Utah Sen. Lee Introduces
National Constitutional Carry Act

Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah has introduced the National Constitutional Carry Act, which would remove the requirement of state concealed carry licenses and permits, essentially restoring the Second Amendment to its full status.

The five-page bill states, "No State or political subdivision of a State may impose a criminal or civil penalty on, or otherwise indirectly limit the carrying of firearms (including by imposing a financial or other barrier to entry) in public by residents or nonresidents of that State who are citizens of the United States and otherwise eligible to possess firearms under State and Federal law."

A House bill was introduced in the U.S. House by Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) in 2024.

In a statement announcing his bill, Lee observed, "The Founders established a national right to keep and bear arms, not to ask for permission from hostile local officials, or risk imprisonment for crossing the wrong state line. …