The National Constitutional Carry Act would prohibit states and local governments from imposing penalties on citizens carrying firearms in public without a permit. The bill argues that such restrictions violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution, citing recent Supreme Court rulings including the 2022 New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen decision. The legislation would invalidate existing state and local gun carry laws that criminalize public firearms carrying or impose financial barriers to carrying, applying to residents and non-residents alike who are otherwise legally eligible to possess firearms. The bill defines "public" broadly to include most places open to the public, with exceptions for locations where owners explicitly prohibit firearms and facilities conducting gun screenings under state law. There is no specific funding mechanism or implementation timeline mentioned in the bill text.
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