Nationwide Coalition of U.S. Mayors Calls on Congress to Reject Effort to Strip State Authority to Decide Who Can Carry Concealed, Loaded Guns in Public

Nationwide Coalition of U.S. Mayors Calls on Congress to Reject Effort to Strip State Authority to Decide Who Can Carry Concealed, Loaded Guns in Public – A coalition of more than 600 Republican, Democratic and Independent U.S. mayors today called on the Senate to reject efforts by gun lobby allies to quickly introduce and pass a measure that would override state laws determining who can carry concealed, loaded weapons in public places.  Legislation to impose national reciprocity for concealed weapon permits – called the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 822) – was marked up by the House Judiciary Committee last week and is expected to be approved by the House as early as next week.  Senators are expected to try to attach a nearly identical measure to must-pass bills now on the Senate docket, including a series of appropriations measures and defense authorization legislation to be considered in the coming weeks.