Sean Reyes, Utah’s Republican attorney general, wants people with a concealed-carry permit to be able to legally carry a concealed gun in any state, according to a letter he and over 20 other Republican attorneys general sent to Congress on Friday.
States currently pass their own laws deciding whether to recognize a concealed-carry permit from another state.
All but two Republican attorneys general suggested laws that prevent the nation’s more than 16 million concealed-weapons permit holders from carrying outside their home state infringe on the Second Amendment.
“Authorizing permit holders to carry across state lines will not result in an increased risk of crime,” the 24 attorneys general wrote.