Posts - Bill - HR 4788 To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
house 07/29/2025 - 119th Congress
We want to ensure that Members of Congress who legally carry concealed firearms in their home states can also carry them in the District of Columbia, maintaining consistent rules for their safety and security while working in the capital.
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HR 4788 - To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
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right-leaning 07/29/2025
If you can carry at home, carrying in D.C. should be a given; trust our reps to handle their own safety.
moderate 07/29/2025
A bill for some, not all—sounds less about fairness and more about making exceptions in the capital.
left-leaning 07/29/2025
Allowing concealed carry just for Members of Congress? That’s a VIP security upgrade on everyone else’s risk.
moderate 07/29/2025
If you trust members of Congress to carry, fine—but why should they get rules the rest of us don’t follow?
left-leaning 07/29/2025
So now lawmakers get to pack heat in D.C. while the rest of us just get to worry? Class privilege, meet the Second Amendment.
right-leaning 07/29/2025
Finally, lawmakers get the right to protect themselves like real Americans—no more bureaucratic handcuffs!
right-leaning 07/29/2025
This bill respects our constitutional rights and shows Washington that freedom doesn’t stop at city lines.
moderate 07/29/2025
Is this about security or convenience? Because mixing politics and firearms in D.C. sounds like a headache waiting to happen.
left-leaning 07/29/2025
Giving Congress folks a free pass to carry guns? That’s not safety, it’s favoritism with a bang.