HJR  3-CONCEALED HANDGUN RECIPROCITY B/W STATES                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:02:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHAW  announced that the  first order of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION  NO. 3, "Encouraging Congress  to pass the                                                               
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act or  a similar bill."  [Before the                                                               
committee was CSHJR 3(JUD).]                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:03:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE  RAUSCHER, Alaska State  Legislature, prime                                                               
sponsor  of   CSHJR  3(JUD),  presented  the   sponsor  statement                                                               
[included  in  the  committee  packet],  which  read  as  follows                                                               
[original punctuation provided]:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     House Joint  Resolution 3  would encourage  Congress to                                                                    
     amend the federal criminal code  to allow an individual                                                                    
     who  is  qualified  to carry  or  possess  a  concealed                                                                    
     handgun in  one state  to be allowed  to also  carry or                                                                    
     possess a concealed handgun in  another state that also                                                                    
     allows individuals to carry concealed firearms.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     This Resolution would also  request that Congress enact                                                                    
     the Concealed Carry Reciprocity  Act (H.R. 38) from the                                                                    
     117th Congress, or a similar bill.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER referenced a  document, titled "5 reasons                                                               
to  support  National  Reciprocity" [included  in  the  committee                                                               
packet],  which listed  the following  contentions: exercising  a                                                               
right  shouldn't be  contingent upon  what state  you're in;  you                                                               
don't want to  be an accidental criminal;  concealed carry permit                                                               
holders are among  the most law-abiding citizens  in the country;                                                               
reciprocity can  change frequently  with little notice;  and law-                                                               
abiding concealed carriers can protect you  in all 50 states.  He                                                               
deferred to his staff, Mr. McKee, for additional information.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:06:46 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
RYAN MCKEE,  Staff, Representative George Rauscher,  Alaska State                                                               
Legislature,  provided an  overview of  questions and  discussion                                                               
points  from the  previous committee  of referral,  on behalf  of                                                               
Representative  Rauscher,  prime sponsor  of  CSHJR  3(JUD).   He                                                               
clarified that  a person traveling  with a valid  concealed carry                                                               
permit from his/her home state would  be required to abide by the                                                               
rules of the destination state.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHAW invited questions from members of the committee.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:08:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ARMSTRONG inquired about the genesis of HJR 3.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER  stated that the proposed  resolution was                                                               
not created  in response to  any particular event.   He explained                                                               
that the impetus of HJR 3  was to help those with concealed carry                                                               
permits travel freely from state  to state without being required                                                               
to "re-test" [for a valid permit] in each state.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  ARMSTRONG considered  the example  of an  Alaskan                                                               
who  wanted to  carry concealed  in  Montana for  the purpose  of                                                               
hunting.  She  asked the sponsor to explain the  process by which                                                               
that individual could carry concealed.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RAUSCHER  indicated  that  some  states  required                                                               
hunters to send  their firearms through a  dealer when traveling.                                                               
He   added  that   each  state   had  varying   requirements  for                                                               
transporting firearms.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   WRIGHT  expressed   his  appreciation   for  the                                                               
legislation, as a former military service member.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:11:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHAW opened public testimony  on HJR 3.  After ascertaining                                                               
that no  one online  or in  person wished  to testify,  he closed                                                               
public testimony.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER provided closing  remarks and thanked the                                                               
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:12:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHAW announced that HJR 3 would be held over.