Rep. Massie Pushes for Nationwide Right to Carry Firearms w/o Permit
‘Massie’s Real Constitutional Carry law skips all the big-brother-may-I requirements and assumes citizens are law-abiding…’
(José Niño, Headline USA) Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill HR 38, a bill that allows licensed concealed firearm holders to carry in other states that allow concealed carry.
However, for Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, this bill does not go far enough. On X, he said “ I support this bill, but there is a better option, and it is National Constitutional Carry.”
He added, “29 states already have Constitutional (i.e. permitless) Carry. Why not extend it to all 50 states?”
Yesterday, our Judiciary Committee passed HR 38, National Reciprocity. I support this bill, but there is a better option, and it is National Constitutional Carry.
29 states already have Constitutional (i.e. permitless) Carry. Why not extend it to all 50 states?
Under HR 38… pic.twitter.com/ddS2jECW0q
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 27, 2025
Constitutional carry is the simple concept that any lawful individual can carry a firearm without having to ask the government for permission.
Under HR 38, Massie noted that residents of constitutional carry states can carry firearms in any state that issues permits to its citizens. The recent Bruen Supreme Court decision requires all non-constitutional carry states to issue carry permits.
Massie highlighted how when HR 38 passes, residents of the 29 constitutional carry states will be able to carry in all 50 states without a permit. Though paradoxically, residents of the 21 states without constitutional carry will need permits in their own states, while visitors from constitutional carry states won’t.
In the Kentucky congressman’s view, if Congress can mandate California to allow permit-less carry for out-of-state visitors based on the Second Amendment, it only makes sense to extend this right to California residents as well.
Massie posed the following question: “Why not pass national constitutional carry and afford everyone in the United States the right to ‘bear arms’ which is enshrined in the Constitution?”
He also called attention to how HR 38 may create a situation where a Kentucky resident could carry an AR-15 pistol with a 20-round magazine in California, while Californians themselves cannot own or carry such equipment. This appears to contradict the framework established by the Supreme Court decision in DC v. Heller.
In contrast, Massie’s proposed national constitutional carry bill stipulates that if a state allows possession of a particular firearm, it must also allow the carry of said firearm.
He introduced this bill as a substitute amendment to HR 38 in committee but withdrew it to avoid forcing his colleagues to choose between National Reciprocity and National Constitutional Carry. The current consensus is that HR 38 can pass the House, while Constitutional Carry may not have sufficient support.
Pro-gun organizations such as the National Association for Gun Rights are firmly behind Massie’s Constitutional Carry bill. NAGR President Dudley Brown tweeted, “Massie’s bill is INFINITELY better than *smirk* John Cornyn’s.”
Massie’s bill is INFINITELY better than *smirk* John Cornyn’s.
— Dudley Brown (@dudleywbrown) March 27, 2025
Massie’s bill is INFINITELY better than *smirk* John Cornyn’s.
Headline USA reached out to Brown, who said the following about Massie’s bill:
“Massie’s Real Constitutional Carry law skips all the big-brother-may-I requirements and assumes citizens are law-abiding. National reciprocity is a half measure compromise, as evidenced by the Senate sponsor, Sen John Cornyn.”
HR 38 was introduced by Rep. Richard Hudson, R-NC, and currently has 178 co-sponsors.
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.José Niño is the deputy editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/JoseAlNino
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