Massie and other Republicans push 'National Constitutional Carry Act' to protect Americans' gun rights

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and a slew of different House Republicans are pushing a connection that would compel states to let Americans to transportation guns successful nationalist areas.

The measure, dubbed the "National Constitutional Carry Act," would prohibit states and localities from limiting U.S. citizens from carrying firearms successful nationalist if they are eligible to person the weapons nether state and national law. 

"By prohibiting state oregon section restrictions connected the close to carnivore arms, H.R. 645 upholds the archetypal intent of the Second Amendment—to guarantee the information of a escaped state—while safeguarding idiosyncratic liberties against authorities infringement," Massie noted, according to a property release.

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Left: Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee proceeding successful Washington, D.C., connected Monday, July 22, 2024; Center: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is seen extracurricular the U.S. Capitol connected Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024; Right: Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump successful the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol connected Jan. 20, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (Left: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Center: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Specifically, the substance of the measurement stipulates that "No State oregon governmental subdivision of a State whitethorn enforce a transgression oregon civilian punishment on, oregon different indirectly bounds the carrying of firearms (including by imposing a fiscal oregon different obstruction to entry) successful nationalist by residents oregon nonresidents of that State who are citizens of the United States and different eligible to person firearms nether State and Federal law."

"Any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, oregon usage of a State oregon a governmental subdivision of a State that criminalizes, penalizes, oregon different indirectly dissuades the carrying of firearms (including by imposing a fiscal oregon different obstruction to entry) successful nationalist by immoderate nonmigratory oregon nonresident who is simply a United States national and different eligible to person firearms nether State and Federal law, shall person nary unit oregon effect," the measurement reads.

The measurement would not use to locations "where screening for firearms is conducted nether authorities law," and it would not artifact the owners of privately-owned facilities from banning guns connected their premises. 

Massie and others had antecedently pushed specified a connection past twelvemonth arsenic well.

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., arrives for the archetypal time of the 119th Congress successful the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building connected Jan. 3, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

In 2021, Massie shared a household Christmas photograph successful which each idiosyncratic was holding a gun.

"Merry Christmas!" the staunch weapon rights advocator wrote erstwhile sharing the photo, adding, "ps. Santa, delight bring ammo."

In a 2022 post, helium criticized the word "Gun Violence," asserting that it "is portion of the connection leftists usage to displacement blasted distant from evil perpetrators of violence" and that it "suggests that guns are to blasted alternatively of people, which sets the array for their anti-second amendment agenda."

"There’s a crushed you ne'er spot a Communist, a Marxist, oregon adjacent a Socialist person enactment the close of communal radical to support and carnivore arms: Those forms of authorities necessitate much submission to the authorities than equipped citizens would tolerate," Massie besides tweeted successful 2022.

REP. MASSIE LAUNCHES ‘MAXIMUM TRIGGERING’ WITH FAMILY CHRISTMAS PHOTO: ‘SANTA, PLEASE BRING AMMO’

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., leaves a gathering of the House Republican Conference successful Cannon gathering connected Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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The congressman's property merchandise lists dozens of House Republicans arsenic archetypal cosponsors, including: Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Eric Burlison of Missouri, Ben Cline of Virginia, Michael Cloud of Texas, Mike Collins of Georgia, Eli Crane of Arizona, Brandon Gill of Texas, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Andy Harris of Maryland, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Nick Langworthy of New York, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Barry Moore of Alabama, Nathaniel Moran of Texas, Andrew Ogles of Tennessee, John Rose of Tennessee, Chip Roy of Texas, Keith Self of Texas, Victoria Spartz of Indiana, Claudia Tenney of New York, Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, Randy Weber of Texas and Tony Wied of Wisconsin.