Want to carry a concealed weapon in the District? Well, legally, you can’t. Unless Congress says so.

A delegation of Illinois congressmen has proposed a measure that wouldn’t only allow residents of other states that allow concealed weapons to carry them freely in the District, but also allow District residents to go to other states and get permits that would be valid here. Reports The Washington Times:

Rep. Timothy Johnson and four fellow Republicans offered an amendment to the National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act that would allow a resident of a state or jurisdiction that does not allow concealed carry permits to obtain the permit in another state and then use it in their home state. The amendment would also allow people with a concealed carry permit in another state to bring that privilege with them into the District.

To translate: District residents could hop over into Virginia, get themselves a permit to carry a concealed weapon and bring it back into the city, where it would be valid. (All the details on how to get a permit in the Old Dominion are here.)

A similar attempt by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) recently failed, though that was more because fellow Republicans disagreed with the way it was being proposed than with the proposal itself. In a statement, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said that she expects the new proposal to meet the same fate as Gohmert’s.

The National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act is scheduled to be voted on by the House tomorrow.