Two major gun rights bills are currently advancing their way through Congress, including legislation seeking to create nationwide reciprocity for concealed-carry permits, something the NRA says would be the "most monumental" win for Second Amendment rights in over 20 years. (Getty Images/Fox News)
While more than half of the nation's states have reciprocity laws, H.R. 38 would allow people with concealed carry permits in gun-friendly states to carry concealed firearms in places like Los Angeles and Chicago — cities in states that do not have reciprocity laws but do allow concealed carry.
Under current law, if a lawful gun owner from Pennsylvania were to cross the Delaware River into New Jersey with a concealed weapon, they could face "at least" a three-year mandatory prison sentence, according to Commerford.
And while Second Amendment advocates like Commerford say they are hopeful about the potential for federal-level reciprocity for concealed carry, he and others like him fear it will add to the nation's ongoing gun violence crisis.
A young man browses a Pennsylvania gun store during a three-day Second Amendment rally that took place in Greely in 2022. The event's organizers said the rally aimed to celebrate freedom, faith and family. Numerous speakers, vendors and displays celebrated guns and gun culture in America. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
If a buyer appeals a judgment denying their right to purchase a firearm on the grounds that there was an error, H.R. 2184 would require federal officials to make a determination on their appeal within 60 days. If an answer is not provided within the two-month timeline, gun owners can then seek a court judgment to obtain one.
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"If your name is John Smith and you fill out a NICS check on Black Friday at Cabela's to buy a firearm, you're going to be in for a wait, and sometimes you're going to be in for clerical errors that could restrict that [purchase]," Commerford said. "With a pro-gun House, a pro-gun Senate, and a pro-gun president in the White House, now is the time to put the foot on the gas and try to restore Second Amendment rights of America's gun owners."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.
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