1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Civil-Suit Provision in House-Passed Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill (H.R. 38): Scope and Application February 21, 2018 In December 2017, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 38, The Concealed Carry Recipr
2、ocity Act of 2017. H.R. 38s overarching purpose is to allow persons who are eligible to carry a concealed handgun in one state to lawfully carry a handgun in other states that have a concealed-carry regime for their residents, without regard to differences in the states eligibility requirements for
3、concealed carry. In furtherance of this goal, the bill authorizes a private right of action against any person who interferes with a concealed-carry right that the bill establishes. The civil-suit provision in H.R. 38 provides that: A person who is deprived of any right, privilege, or immunity secur
4、ed by this section, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State or any political subdivision thereof, may bring an action in any appropriate court against any other person, including a State or political subdivision thereof, who causes the person to be subject to
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