,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,web] ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bab91  
,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice (     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,mr4         
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4           
,ratcliffe1 & ,mr4 ,conaway7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to give nationwide effect to ! lea/    
re/rictive ,/ate laws reg>d+ ! c>ry+ (  
fire>ms t are conceal$1 or are p>tially 
or fully visible to ! public4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fire>m
 ,rights ,equally ,en=c$ ,act or !      
,,free ,act4  #b4 ,nationwide effect    
giv5 to lea/ re/rictive ,/ate laws      
reg>d+ ! c>ry+ ( fire>ms t are conceal$1
 or are p>tially or fully visible to !  
public  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #dd ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #ibf;,c ! foll[+3   
#ibf;,d4 ,nationwide effect giv5 to lea/

 re/rictive ,/ate laws reg>d+ ! c>ry+ ( 
fire>ms t are conceal$1 or are p>tially 
or fully visible to ! public  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,not)/&+ any provision ( ! law (  
any ,/ate or any political subdivision (
 a ,/ate1 an individual :o is n         
prohibit$ by ,f$]al law f receiv+ a     
fire>m & to :om a ,/ate has issu$ a     
lic5se or p]mit to c>ry a conceal$      
fire>m1 or to c>ry a fire>m t is        
p>tially or fully visible to ! public1  
may d s 9 or affect+ int]/ate or =eign  
comm]ce 9 any o!r ,/ate1 subject to     
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,limitations  7#a7 
,g5]al rule ,a p]son may ex]cise ! "r   
grant$ by subsection 7a7 subject to any 
limitation impos$ by ! ,/ate t issu$ !  
lic5se or p]mit1 except z provid$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b7 or 7#c74  7#b7 ,au?ority  
to impose less] re/rictive limitations  
,a ,/ate may impose a less] re/rictive  
limitation on ! ex]cise ( ! "r grant$ by
 subsection 7a7 ?an any impos$ by !     
,/ate ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7  
,special rule relat+ to fees ,9 addition

 to ! au?ority provid$ by p>agraph 7#b71
 a ,/ate may condition ! ex]cise ( ! "r 
grant$ by subsection 7a7 on ! paym5t ( a
 fee1 ! level ( :i* may be great] ?an ! 
level ( ! fee 7if any7 impos$ by ! ,/ate
 ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 z a condition
 ( issu+ ! lic5se or p]mit1 b any su*   
fee may n be set at a level t unduly    
burd5s ! ex]cise ( ! "r4  4  7b7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =  
su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item
 relat+ to section #ibf;,c ! foll[+3    
#ibf;,d4 ,nationwide effect giv5 to lea/
 re/rictive ,/ate laws reg>d+ ! c>ry+ ( 
fire>ms t are conceal$1 or are p>tially 
or fully visible to ! public4  4