“That permit should be valid in all 50 states. A driver's license works in every state, so it's common sense that a concealed carry permit should work in every state. The right of self-defense doesn't stop at the end of your driveway.”
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All three cited sources are reachable and each supports the ATTEMPTED outcome with its quote verified verbatim. (1) PolitiFact (Jan 29, 2025) confirms "I'm not aware of any executive action by President Trump related to concealed carry permitting or reciprocity" (Andrew Willinger, Duke Center for Firearms Law) and rates the claim that Trump expanded reciprocity as False — no executive action, no law enacted. (2) PolitiFact's MAGA-Meter shows the promise as "In the Works," with the verified quote that Congress "started the process" but the legislation "faces many steps before it could become law." (3) Wikipedia confirms the 2017 House passage "On December 6, the House passed the bill 231-198," documenting Trump's first-term support that died in the Senate. Together the sources establish a genuine, repeated effort (H.R. 38 in 2017 and reintroduced 2025) that has never become law, so the promised outcome — a permit valid in all 50 states — exists nowhere. ATTEMPTED is correct: nothing was enacted (rules out PARTIAL/FULL/CHAMPIONED) and Trump has clearly and repeatedly backed it (rules out IGNORED). Confidence stays moderate because a live second-term effort could still change the outcome.
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