H.R. 645 would prohibit states and local governments from restricting the public carrying of firearms by law-abiding citizens. The bill amends federal law to invalidate state and local gun regulations that criminalize or create barriers to carrying firearms in public, arguing that such restrictions violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments based on recent Supreme Court rulings. The legislation would apply nationwide to all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories, and would allow firearm carry in most public spaces except private establishments that clearly prohibit them and federal facilities where security screening occurs. The bill contains no new federal funding requirements or implementation timeline, as it primarily preempts existing state laws rather than establishing a new program.
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