To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends the District of Columbia pistol law to create a specific congressional concealed-carry exception. Section 4(a) of the 1932 D.C. firearms law would not apply to a Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who is not barred by federal law from possessing or transporting a firearm, has a valid state-issued concealed-carry license or permit or is otherwise entitled to carry concealed in the member's state of residence, and carries valid photo identification. The amendment takes effect on enactment. The practical result is federal preemption of D.C.'s ordinary concealed-pistol restrictions for Members of Congress who satisfy the state-license and federal-eligibility conditions.
Who Benefits and How
Members of Congress benefit because a valid state concealed-carry credential or home-state carry entitlement would let them carry concealed pistols in the District. Members from states with permissive carry laws benefit because D.C. could not require them to satisfy the ordinary local concealed-carry process. Congressional security advocates benefit if they view personal carry as an added protection for members moving around the District. State concealed-carry license holders serving in Congress benefit from recognition of their state-issued permit while in D.C.
Who Bears the Burden and How
District of Columbia firearm regulators must accept a federal exception for qualifying Members of Congress. D.C. law enforcement officers must account for the congressional exception when enforcing local pistol restrictions. District public safety officials may bear risk-management concerns from more concealed pistols carried under outside state standards. D.C. home-rule advocates bear the political burden of Congress overriding local firearm policy for its own members.
Key Provisions
- Creates a concealed-pistol exception in District of Columbia law for qualifying Members of Congress.
- Requires the member not to be federally prohibited from firearm possession, transport, shipment, or receipt.
- Allows a valid state concealed-carry license or home-state carry entitlement to satisfy the carry condition.
- Requires valid photo identification and makes the amendment effective on enactment.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the District of Columbia to let Members of Congress carry concealed pistols in the District if they are not federally prohibited from possessing firearms, have a valid concealed carry license or permit from a state or are otherwise entitled to carry in their home state, and carry photo identification.
Key Policy Areas
Firearms, District of Columbia, Congress
Primary Purpose
Requires the District of Columbia to let Members of Congress carry concealed pistols in the District if they are not federally prohibited from possessing firearms, have a valid concealed carry license or permit from a state or are otherwise entitled to carry in their home state, and carry photo identification.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Members of Congress
- Members from permissive states
- Congressional security advocates
- State license holders in Congress
Identified Costs
- District firearm regulators
- D.C. law enforcement officers
- District public safety officials
- D.C. home-rule advocates
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Clyde (for himself, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Crane, …
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Members of Congress, State license holders in Congress
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