Louisiana lawmakers advance bill allowing concealed carry without permit

Louisiana lawmakers advance bill allowing concealed carry without permit

Republican state Senators in Louisiana advanced legislation Thursday that allows adults 18 years and older to carry concealed weapons without a permit. The Senate approved that bill, along with another that would provide a level of immunity from civil liability for a person who uses a concealed gun to shoot a person in self-defense, The…

Louisiana lawmakers advance permitless concealed carry gun bill

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is one step closer to joining the list of states that allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit. Legislators also greenlighted a

Louisiana legislature advances permitless concealed carry bill

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana lawmakers are inching closer towards passing a bill that would allow permitless concealed carrying of a firearm. Senate Bill 1 would do away with the permit and training requirements for someone over the age of 18 to conceal carry a firearm. Those for the bill argue law abiding citizens are limited in their rights by the current law. “Louisiana's long recognized this right to open carry and it's a local, lo…

State Senate approves permitless concealed carry bill

The Louisiana Senate approved a bill by Sen. Blake Miguez (R-New Iberia) legalizing permitless concealed carry. The vote fell along party lines.

West Virginia House Approves Bill Allowing Teachers to Carry Guns …

House passes bill allowing West Virginia teachers to concealed carry in schools

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the Statehouse Spotlight newsletter published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get coverage of the legislative session delivered to your email inbox Monday – Thursday; sign up for the free newsletter at mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter. West Virginia K-12 teachers could soon be packing heat under a bill that would allow them to […]