New Co-Sponsors For HR 822- National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity (updated)

HR 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011, just went from one co-sponsor - Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC-11) to 43 co-sponsors. The new co-sponsors represent a cross-section of the country including anti-gun states such as New York and California. I see more than a handful of Democrats have signed on to the bill as well.

If your Congressman is not a co-sponsor and he or she represents that he or she is "a friend of the Second Amendment", then ask them why they aren't a co-sponsor. I'd love to see the number of co-sponsors exclipse that of HR 308 in short order.

The co-sponsors added on March 2nd and 3rd.

Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] - 3/2/2011
Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] - 3/2/2011
Rep Graves, Sam [MO-6] - 3/2/2011
Rep Huelskamp, Tim [KS-1] - 3/2/2011
Rep Gibson, Christopher P. [NY-20] - 3/2/2011
Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] - 3/2/2011
Rep Owens, William L. [NY-23] - 3/2/2011
Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6] - 3/2/2011
Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] - 3/2/2011
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 3/2/2011
Rep Schmidt, Jean [OH-2] - 3/2/2011
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] - 3/2/2011
Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] - 3/2/2011
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 3/2/2011
Rep Young, Don [AK] - 3/2/2011
Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] - 3/2/2011
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 3/2/2011
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 3/2/2011
Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4] - 3/2/2011
Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-21] - 3/2/2011
Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] - 3/2/2011
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 3/2/2011
Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] - 3/2/2011
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] - 3/2/2011
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 3/2/2011
Rep Heinrich, Martin [NM-1] - 3/3/2011
Rep Benishek, Dan [MI-1] - 3/3/2011
Rep Chaffetz, Jason [UT-3] - 3/3/2011
Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] - 3/3/2011
Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] - 3/3/2011
Rep West, Allen B. [FL-22] - 3/3/2011
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 3/3/2011
Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] - 3/3/2011
Rep Johnson, Timothy V. [IL-15] - 3/3/2011
Rep Posey, Bill [FL-15] - 3/3/2011
Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] - 3/3/2011
Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] - 3/3/2011
Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] - 3/3/2011
Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] - 3/3/2011
Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 3/3/2011
Rep Kissell, Larry [NC-8] - 3/3/2011
Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4] - 3/3/2011

UPDATE: The number of co-sponsors has now jumped to 57 with the addition of 14 more co-sponsors yesterday. From my perspective, it is interesting to note that all three NRA-rated Democrats from North Carolina are now on board with this bill.

Again, if your Representative is not on either of these lists and they call themselves "pro-gun", you need to start asking them why they haven't signed up as a co-sponsor.

Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] - 3/8/2011
Rep Latham, Tom [IA-4] - 3/8/2011
Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] - 3/8/2011
Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 3/8/2011
Rep Adams, Sandy [FL-24] - 3/8/2011
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 3/8/2011
Rep Mulvaney, Mick [SC-5] - 3/8/2011
Rep Petri, Thomas E. [WI-6] - 3/8/2011
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 3/8/2011
Rep Turner, Michael R. [OH-3] - 3/8/2011
Rep Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [TX-23] - 3/8/2011
Rep Jenkins, Lynn [KS-2] - 3/8/2011
Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] - 3/8/2011
Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 3/8/2011