00                      SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10                                                                    
01 Urging the United States Congress to adopt S. 371, the Respecting States Rights and                                     
02 Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009.                                                                                
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04       WHEREAS the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution enunciates a                                     
05 citizen's right to keep and bear arms, stating that this right shall not be infringed; and                              
06       WHEREAS the right to keep and bear arms is one of the most cherished rights of all                              
07 Americans, and Alaskans in particular; and                                                                              
08       WHEREAS S. 371 has been introduced in the United States Senate to secure the right                              
09 of individuals to lawfully carry concealed firearms across state lines; and                                             
10       WHEREAS S. 371, referred to as the Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry                                 
11 Reciprocity Act of 2009, would allow an individual to lawfully carry a concealed firearm                                
12 across state lines if the individual has a valid permit or if, under the laws of the individual's                       
13 state of residence, the individual is allowed to do so; and                                                             
14       WHEREAS S. 371 would establish a reciprocity agreement allowing Alaskans who                                    
15 may legally carry a concealed weapon in Alaska to do so in other states with concealed carry                            
16 laws; and                                                                                                               

01       WHEREAS Alaskans enjoy some of the greatest freedoms of any residents of the                                    
02 United States with regards to the Second Amendment;                                                                     
03       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports the Respecting States                                 
04 Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009, and urges the United States Congress to                             
05 adopt S. 371, and further urges the members of the Alaska Congressional delegation to                                   
06 support and pass S. 371.                                                                                                
07       COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice-                            
08 President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Harry Reid,                              
09 Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the                               
10 U.S. Senate; the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; the                              
11 Honorable John Boehner, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives; and the                                   
12 Honorable Lisa Murkowski and the Honorable Mark Begich, U.S. Senators, and the                                          
13 Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.