Concealed Carry Mandate and Violence that Begets Violence

1. The easy availability of guns in the United States is difficult to overstate. There are more guns in private ownership in the U.S. than there are citizens. Over the last year, the US has suffered a rash of politically motivated shootings across the ideological spectrum. Do you agree that guns should not be allowed to be concealed even in areas that it is illegal?

2. H.R. 38 is a bill that would effectively gut limits on carrying concealed firearms by mandating that each state honor the concealed carry laws of other states. H.R. 38 would force all states to honor lax laws for citizens from other states. So, for example, anyone traveling from an open carry state to one that prohibits public carry would maintain the right to carry firearms publicly. 29 states allow permitless concealed carrying of firearms. What's more, the law allows gun owners to sue law enforcement officers who enforce state laws that deny the right to open carry. The bill is ready for a vote on the House floor as soon as the shutdown concludes. Do you believe one state's laws should over reach into another state?

3. Loosening restrictions on the ability to publicly carry firearms will threaten the safety of American citizens. Guns do not make us safer. If they did, we would be the safest country in the world. Instead, we suffer from uniquely horrific rates of firearm-related crime and violence. Making concealed carry easier and more universally available will only lead to more Americans dying in their schools, churches, and communities. Multiple studies reveal a correlation between states with looser gun restrictions and higher rates of gun violence. Do you believe current gun restrictions should be loosened?

4. For more information and the ability to contact your representative you can contact https://www.votervoice.net/PCUSA/Campaigns/131361/Respond Will/have you contacted your representative on this matter?