Trump Drops Strong Hint About Nat'l Right-to-Carry

President Donald Trump dropped a strong hint that his administration is "working on" legislation aimed at securing national right-to-carry, during an event at the Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Penn.

Almost immediately, Newsweek swung into action raising alarms about the notion, pointing to six states which would face the "biggest impact" because of their strict gun control laws: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.

Five of those states suffered a major setback when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against Hawaii's concealed carry law requiring legally-armed citizens to get permission from business owners before entering their premises with firearms. See Related Story.

A possible mechanism to make this happen is Sen. Mike Lee's (R-UT) National Constitutional Carry Act, introduced in March. The legislation got quick endorsement from Gun Owners of America and the National Association for Gun Rights.

When Trump mentioned national concealed carry, his audience erupted with enthusiasm. Gun rights organizations including the National Rifle Association, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, GOA and NAGR have all favored national reciprocity. …