Sec. 501. Concealed firearms permits

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Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C the following: Each State that allows residents of the State to carry concealed firearms in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce shall— establish a process to issue permits to residents of the State to carry concealed firearms in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce; and require that each resident of the State seeking to carry a concealed firearm in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce in the State obtain a permit through the process established under paragraph (1).

In establishing a process to issue permits to carry concealed firearms under subsection (a), a State shall— ensure that a local law enforcement agency participates in the process; and at a minimum, require that an applicant for a permit to carry a concealed firearm in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce— be a legal resident of the United States; be not less than 21 years of age; demonstrate good cause for requesting a concealed firearm permit; demonstrate that the applicant is worthy of the public trust to carry a concealed firearm in public; complete a firearm safety training course certified by the State; and not have been convicted of a crime of violence.

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— 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 the agency responsible for issuing permits maintain a report submitted under paragraph

(1)in the file of the applicant. 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. 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. . The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926C the following: 926D. Concealed firearms permits. .