The National Reciprocity Issue    Q: Why can't we carry in all 50 states? A: This piece of paper basically says that you can.  All gun laws that restrict (infringe) our right to keep and bear arms are unconstitutional.  Until we get these bad laws off the books, however, you risk jail time for violating these laws. Some elected officials try every year to pass a national reciprocity bill, where one state's permit would have to be recognized by all 50 states. This initiative sounds good, but there are many potential problems with this, e.g. a federal database of gun owners -  just what the anti-gun crowd has wanted for years. There's much more to this issue than you might think.