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Dear Sanford,
Thank you for contacting me to share your views about the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, which would modify gun ownership regulations by requiring states to recognize all other states' concealed carry permits. I appreciate hearing from you on this important matter.
I understand that people feel very passionately on both sides regarding the regulation of gun ownership. The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act would allow gun owners with valid permits from one state to carry concealed weapons in other states that issue such permits. While I have always supported the right of law-abiding gun owners to own and use firearms, I oppose this bill because I believe states should have the right to establish and enforce their own gun laws. This bill would eviscerate Oregon's ability to set its own laws related to carrying concealed weapons. I believe that Oregonians, not politicians in other states, should determine who has the right to carry within our state.
Thank you, again, for sharing your thoughts with me, and please continue to keep me informed about the issues that matter most to you.
All my best,
Jeffrey A. Merkley
United States Senator
Thank you for contacting me to share your views about the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, which would modify gun ownership regulations by requiring states to recognize all other states' concealed carry permits. I appreciate hearing from you on this important matter.
I understand that people feel very passionately on both sides regarding the regulation of gun ownership. The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act would allow gun owners with valid permits from one state to carry concealed weapons in other states that issue such permits. While I have always supported the right of law-abiding gun owners to own and use firearms, I oppose this bill because I believe states should have the right to establish and enforce their own gun laws. This bill would eviscerate Oregon's ability to set its own laws related to carrying concealed weapons. I believe that Oregonians, not politicians in other states, should determine who has the right to carry within our state.
Thank you, again, for sharing your thoughts with me, and please continue to keep me informed about the issues that matter most to you.
All my best,
Jeffrey A. Merkley
United States Senator