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That looks like the phrase “ who is carrying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State and which permits the person to carry a concealed firearm or is entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the person resides” means that a CCW from *ANY* state is valid in all REGARDLESS of if the preson is a RESIDENT of the state that issued...
Does anybody else read this the same way?

I'm no legal expert but it does appear to be that if you have a CCW from "any" state, ALL states need to recognize it.

SCOTUS' gay marriage ruling would make me think that if passed, this reciprocity bill already passes Constitutional muster for all-states recognition.

I am hoping it was written this way specifically to throw a bone to those of us in the occupied territories :-) I mean we deserve at least the same consideration as any other folks trapped behind communist lines, right?

I am a lawyer, and, now that I read it again, I think you are right. The first time I read this language:

who is carrying a valid identification document containing a photograph of the person, and who is carrying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State and which permits the person to carry a concealed firearm or is entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the person resides,

On first reading, I thought it meant that you are protected if you have a CC license from any state IF that license allows you to carry in your state of residence. I.e., a Virginia non-resident permit is good in any state if and only if your state of residence recognizes it.

However, reading it again, I think you are right and I was just reading in some commas that weren't there. if you have a permit issued by any state, then by this language, it should be good in any state. If you live in Vermont or another state that allows permitless carry, then you just need your driver's license.

If this passes the Senate as is, there might be some court wrangling over this language. It could have been written a bit more clearly.