1/25/2011

Wyoming Senate passes bill to eliminate need to have permit to carry concealed

It looks as if the state House and Governor will go along with the Senate vote.

Wyoming residents would be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill that cleared the state Senate on Monday.
The Wyoming Senate voted 20-10 in favor of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Kit Jennings, R-Casper.
If the bill ultimately becomes law, Wyoming would join Alaska, Arizona and Vermont as states that don't require citizens to have permits to carry concealed weapons.
Supporters of the Wyoming bill note that the state and federal constitutions guarantee the people's right to carry guns. They also say criminals are already carrying concealed weapons illegally.
Opponents, however, said they're worried about putting more guns into hands of people who shouldn't have them.
Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, voted for the bill. "In my heart, it just comes down to responsible people following the law and carrying a gun are not a threat," he said after the Senate hearing.
"It's people not following the law, or who are mentally over the top, they're not going to be deterred by a law that says you can't carry it," Case said. "To me, in the end, it's pretty clear." . . .

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Blogger Chas said...

Excellent! A richly deserved and perfectly appropriate riposte to those who tried to exploit the tragedy in Tucson for political gain by heaping undeserved blame upon the political right and pushing for further infringement of the Second Amendment.
Hat's off to Wyoming, and make that a cowboy hat!

1/26/2011 5:37 PM  

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