The right to keep and bear arms

(a) In general Section 927 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 927. The right to keep and bear arms (a) Prohibition on limiting the carrying of firearms in public No State or political subdivision of a State may impose a criminal or civil penalty on, or otherwise indirectly limit the carrying of firearms (including by imposing a financial or other barrier to entry) in public by residents or nonresidents of that State who are citizens of the United States and otherwise eligible to possess firearms under State and Federal law. (b) Invalidity of certain State and local laws Any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of a State or a political subdivision of a State that criminalizes, penalizes, or otherwise indirectly dissuades the carrying of firearms (including by imposing a financial or other barrier to entry) in public by any resident or nonresident who is a citizen of the United States and otherwise eligible to possess firearms under State and Federal law, shall have no force or effect. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Firearm Notwithstanding section 921, the term firearm includes— (A) any firearm, as defined in section 921(a)(3); (B) any ammunition feeding device for use in a firearm, as defined in section 921(a)(3); and (C) any ammunition, as defined in section 921(a)(17)(A). (2) Public The term public — (A) includes any place held open to the public, regardless of ownership, but in the case of a privately owned location held open to the public, does not include a place where the owner communicates clearly and conspicuously a prohibition of firearms on the premises; and (B) does not include a place where screening for firearms is conducted under State law. (3) State The term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States (not including the Canal Zone).. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 927 and inserting the following: 927. The right to keep and bear arms..