President Trump Backs National Right to Carry in Pennsylvania Speech

President Donald Trump announced support for national right to carry during a June 23, 2026, speech in Reading, Pennsylvania. dailycaller.com reported that Trump singled out NRA President Bill Bachenberg for praise and asked the audience how they felt about the legislation. HR 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025, was introduced by Rep.

Richard Hudson on January 3, 2025. The bill has 189 co-sponsors and was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee in October 2025. The NRA is backing the measure, which sets requirements for lawful concealed carry across state lines.

Thomas Massie on January 23, 2025. It creates a national constitutional carry standard that overrides all state and local permit laws.

The National Association for Gun Rights prefers this approach. Rep. Thomas Massie posted on X on June 23, 2026, that HR 38 would be the "TEMU version" of his bill, which has more than 70 sponsors. An NRA official stated that while the group supports constitutional carry, "the votes are not there" for HR 645.

NAGR Director of Communications Taylor Rhodes described HR 645 as "cleaner" than HR 38. " A White House official stated the Trump administration had "no additional policy announcements" beyond the June 23 remarks. " Every state now operates a "shall issue" standard for concealed carry permits, according to the NRA.

The NRA has supported concealed carry reciprocity legislation for decades.