National House panel taking up bill allowing concealed carry across state lines

[Joe Link]

The House Judiciary Committee plans to take up federal concealed carry legislation and a bipartisan proposal to improve the background check system Wednesday, one of the first actions on gun legislation on Capitol Hill since a spate of recent mass shootings across the country.

The bill from Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, would allow gun owners with concealed carry permits from one state to carry their firearms in another, while still following local and state regulations.

"It's just a common sense measure protecting law-abiding citizens who are doing the right thing," Hudson said in an interview.

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