President Trump: We Are Working on NATIONAL RIGHT TO CARRY Legislation!

Over two centuries ago, the Founding Fathers of our great nation enshrined the right to bear arms in our country’s Constitution.

But, over the many years since then, those in power have sought to limit and strip away these constitutional rights from U.S. citizens.

Now, underneath President Trump, we could see the real intention of the Second Amendment come raging back!

While speaking at an event in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Trump recognized the NRA for continually supporting him.

He then went on to poll the crowd on whether or not they would approve of a national right to carry legislation.

After the crowd made their answer clear, President Trump went on to pledge that his administration is “working on it.”

Watch for yourself:

Currently, there is legislation in the works in Congress for a national right to carry.

The bill was introduced by Sen. Mike Lee and would get rid of any and all concealed-carry permit requirements in the United States.

Fox News provided some additional context:

Trump’s comments come more than three months after Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the National Constitutional Carry Act, legislation that would eliminate concealed-carry permit requirements nationwide for eligible Americans.

“The Founders established a national right to keep and bear arms, not to ask for permission from hostile local officials or risk imprisonment for crossing the wrong state line,” Lee said in a statement to Fox News Digital in March.

“Many states already protect the right to carry without a permit, and it’s time to reaffirm this right for all law-abiding Americans,” he continued. “The National Constitutional Carry Act will establish nationwide permitless carry to keep America safe and her people free.”

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Currently, 29 states allow some form of constitutional carry, meaning residents can carry a concealed firearm without a permit.

Lee’s legislation would allow eligible Americans who can legally possess firearms to carry concealed weapons nationwide without obtaining a permit. The bill would also prohibit states and local governments from imposing licensing requirements, fees or criminal penalties on otherwise lawful public carry while preserving restrictions in certain secured locations and on private property where firearms are prohibited.

In case you’re curious, here’s a list of the 29 states that currently allow permit-less carry:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Florida (effective July 2023)

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana (effective July 2024)

Maine

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska (effective 2023)

New Hampshire

North Dakota (concealed only; open carry restrictions apply)

Ohio

Oklahoma

South Carolina (effective March 2024)

South Dakota

Tennessee (handguns)

Texas

Utah

Vermont (longstanding, no permit ever required)

West Virginia

Wyoming

Note: North Dakota allows permitless concealed carry but has restrictions on open carry in some contexts. A few states have minor differences in application (e.g., certain locations or age rules)