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The bill was passed by the House on June 24 by a vote of 234–193, with 14 Republicans voting in favor alongside all 220 Democrats. [13] The bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 25, 2022. [14] It was the first major federal gun legislation to be passed since the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. [13]
Amended portion of AR statute 5-73-120 (description of "carrying a weapon" as seen from a legal standpoint): [7] (a) A person commits the offense of carrying a weapon if he or she possesses a handgun, knife, or club on or about his or her person, in a vehicle occupied by him or her, or otherwise readily available for use with a purpose to attempt to unlawfully employ the handgun, knife, or ...
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114th Congress: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 H.R. 986: February 13, 2015 Richard Hudson (R-NC) 216 Died in committee 115th Congress: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 H.R. 38: January 3, 2017 Richard Hudson (R-NC) 213 Passed in the House (231-198) [3] 116th Congress: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019 H.R. 38: January 3, 2019
[104] [105]: 2 The plan included proposals for new laws to be passed by Congress, and a series of executive actions not requiring Congressional approval. [104] [106] [107] No new federal gun control legislation was passed as a result of these proposals. [108] President Obama later stated in a 2015 interview with the BBC that gun control:
The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ...
Republicans passed a resolution that would repeal a Biden administration rule on a firearms accessory that has been used in several mass shootings in the U.S. over the past decade.