00 CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 3(JUD) am 01 Encouraging Congress to pass the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act or a similar bill. 02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 WHEREAS the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides 04 that "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"; and 05 WHEREAS the United States Supreme Court has a history of protecting the right of 06 individual citizens to bear arms as provided in the Second Amendment to the Constitution of 07 the United States; and 08 WHEREAS, in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), the United States 09 Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a 10 firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful 11 purposes, such as self-defense within the home; and 12 WHEREAS art. I, sec. 19, of the Constitution of the State of Alaska provides that 13 "[t]he individual right to keep and bear arms shall not be denied or infringed by the State or a 14 political subdivision of the State"; and 15 WHEREAS, the Alaska State Legislature supports police, troopers, and other law 16 enforcement officials; and 01 WHEREAS, where it is legal to do so, a person who may legally possess a concealed 02 firearm may carry a concealed firearm in the state without a concealed carry permit; and 03 WHEREAS the state issues permits to carry a concealed handgun as provided in 04 AS 18.65.700 - 18.65.790; and 05 WHEREAS art. IV, sec. 1, of the Constitution of the United States provides that 06 every state shall give full faith and credit to the judicial proceedings and records of every 07 other state and that Congress may determine how those records will be proved, and the effect 08 of those records; and 09 WHEREAS, under art. IV, sec. 1, Constitution of the United States, states provide 10 reciprocity for legally issued driver's licenses from other states; and 11 WHEREAS states that issue concealed carry permits restrict eligibility to persons 12 who are eligible under federal and state laws to legally possess a firearm; and 13 WHEREAS states that issue concealed carry permits require the applicant to complete 14 a handgun competency course and display the applicant's ability and knowledge of related 15 responsibilities to legally operate a firearm; and 16 WHEREAS states that issue concealed carry permits require applicants to submit 17 fingerprints and pass a criminal background check; and 18 WHEREAS 19 states currently provide reciprocity for concealed carry permits issued 19 in other states; 20 BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests that the 21 United States Congress pass legislation that determines the manner in which a concealed carry 22 permit issued by one state may be proven in another state, so that an individual in possession 23 of a valid permit may lawfully carry a concealed firearm in another state in the same manner, 24 and to the same degree, that an individual in possession of a valid concealed carry permit 25 from that other state may legally do so; and be it 26 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature encourages the United 27 States Congress to pass a bill that accomplishes this, such as the Concealed Carry Reciprocity 28 Act (H.R. 38) from the 117th Congress, or a similar bill; and be it 29 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests that 30 the President of the United States sign into law legislation passed by Congress that 31 accomplishes this, such as the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38) from the 117th 01 Congress or a similar bill. 02 COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President 03 of the United States; the Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States and 04 President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the U.S. House of 05 Representatives; and the Honorable Lisa Murkowski and the Honorable Dan Sullivan, U.S. 06 Senators, and the Honorable Mary Peltola, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska 07 delegation in Congress.