But now that it is a possibility here it occurs to me that there may be an unintended consequence for those of us with carry permits in Kentucky.
I assume that passage of constitutional carry would mean the elimination of carry permits here. So, right now the majority of states recognize my KY permit. Without it, I can't carry in those states when I travel. That is a serious concern to me.
Do I need a permit from the State to exercise my First Amendment freedoms?
The way other states do this is to have a option to get a formal ccw permit from the state to handle reciprocity. Properly written legislation will eliminate this concern.
With Bevin as governor and the first Republican majority in both houses in almost a century - oh, and it is a SUPERMAJORITY - I get the feeling this will pass. :)
I suspect you can still get a permit which would allow you to get reciprocity. There has to be a provision for this somewhere in the legislation.
No state that had a permit system, ever eliminated the system once they got Constitutional carry.
They have all kept the permits for reciprocity, *and* eliminated the requirement for most instate carry.