Richard Hudson: “I thank the chairman very much for yielding. I thank the chairman also for organizing, once again, an opportunity for us…”

“I thank the chairman very much for yielding. I thank the chairman also for organizing, once again, an opportunity for us to speak directly to the American people, and for his tremendous leadership on the values that we conservatives hold very dear. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to talk about a piece of legislation tonight that we plan to bring to the floor of the House this fall. The right to defend yourself doesn't end when you cross State lines, which is where my Concealed Reciprocity Act of 2017, also known as H.R. 38, comes into play. We currently have 196 cosponsors from both sides of the aisle. My bill simply provides law-abiding citizens the right to carry concealed and travel freely between States without worrying about conflicted concealed carry State codes or onerous civil suits. As it stands, the patchwork of agreements is confusing for even the most cautious concealed-carry permit holder, and it has caused law- abiding citizens, like Shaneen Allen, a single mother from New Jersey, to unwittingly break the law and suffer arrest and detention. Now, the Constitution's very clear. If you look at Article IV, section 1, it says: ``Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. . . . '' That is why a driver's license is recognized in other States. That is why a marriage license is recognized in other States.…”