Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013

“926D. Concealed firearms permits

“(a) In general—Each State that allows residents of the State to carry concealed firearms shall—

“(1) establish a process to issue permits to residents of the State to carry concealed firearms; and

“(2) require that each resident of the State seeking to carry a concealed firearm in the State obtain a permit through the process established under paragraph (1).

“(b) Requirements—In establishing a process to issue permits to carry concealed firearms under subsection (a), a State shall—

“(1) ensure that a local law enforcement agency participates in the process; and

“(2) at a minimum, require that an applicant for a permit to carry a concealed firearm—

“(A) be a legal resident of the United States;

“(B) be not less than 21 years of age;

“(C) demonstrate good cause for requesting a concealed firearm permit; and

“(D) demonstrate that the applicant is worthy of the public trust to carry a concealed firearm in public.

“(c) Law enforcement agency report—If a State establishes a process under subsection (a) that allows for an agency other than a law enforcement agency to issue permits to carry concealed firearms, the process shall require that—

“(1) a local law enforcement agency submit to the agency responsible for issuing permits a written report that describes whether the applicant meets the standards of the State to carry a concealed firearm; and

“(2) the agency responsible for issuing permits maintain a report submitted under paragraph (1) in the file of the applicant.

“(d) Definition—In this section, the term local law enforcement agency means a law enforcement agency of the unit of local government with jurisdiction of the area in which the applicant for a permit to carry a concealed firearm resides.

“(e) Compliance—Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this section, each State described in subsection (a) shall be in compliance with this section.”