United States · Bill · S
S. 176 (112th)
Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2011
Introduced
25 January 2011
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct each state that allows its residents to carry concealed firearms to establish a process through which a resident must obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Requires a state to: (1) ensure that a local law enforcement agency participates in the process; and (2) require that an applicant be a legal resident of the United States, be not less than 21 years of age, demonstrate good cause for requesting the permit, and demonstrate that he or she is worthy of the public trust to carry a concealed firearm in public. Requires any such process that allows an agency other than a law enforcement agency to issue such permits to require: (1) a local law enforcement agency to submit to the agency responsible a written report that describes whether the applicant meets the state's standards to carry a concealed firearm, and (2) the agency responsible to maintain such report in the applicant's file.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 January 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 January 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 January 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/176
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/176