U.S. Representative Richard Hudson

Protests ignite push to link CDL with concealed carry license

A trucking group formed to fight government overreach wants lawmakers to consider linking commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to concealed carry permits to help drivers feel safer as their jobs get more dangerous.

“We’re discussing how to get legislation introduced that would give active CDL holders an addendum permit to their license that would be connected to their concealed carry gun permit,” explained Ingrid Brown, who oversees safety education for the United States Transportation Alliance...

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Lawmaker touts handgun bill’s self-defense value to truckers

Advancing legislation that would allow truck drivers to travel freely between states while carrying a concealed weapon is a priority for the lawmaker who introduced it.

“Truck drivers are the backbone of our country and understand this issue more than most, as they drive alone with valuable merchandise across state lines every week,” U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, who introduced the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019, told FreightWaves. “I will continue to fight to advance this...

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