Prospects for States to Pass Constitutional Carry in 2023

AmmoLand ^ | December 23, 2022 | Dean Weingarten

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Alabama passed its Constitutional Carry bill or (permitless carry) in 2022. The bill does not go into effect until January 1, 2023. I consider Alabama’s Constitutional Carry to have been established in 2022. Including Alabama, there are 25 states, half the states in the Union, with Constitutional (permitless) carry laws in effect.

Constitutional Carry is defined by the state government as not requiring a permit to carry a handgun, concealed or openly, in most public spaces.

In 2023, there are two prime candidates to pass Constitutional Carry bills. They are Florida and Nebraska.

Two Decades of Constitutional Carry Progress

Governor Ron DeSantis in Florida has repeatedly said he will see a Constitutional Carry bill passed while governor. After his resounding success in re-election and the election of large Republican majorities in the Florida legislature, this appears to be plausible. Over the last several years, Constitutional Carry bills have been kept from passage by the Republican leadership.  Governor DeSantis has changed the equation of power in the Republican party in Florida.

At a press conference on at about 21:00 on the video, Governor DeSantis is asked if he is going to pass Constitutional Carry on your own. The Governor says he has been willing, and the Republicans have had a majority the whole time. Then he asks the new House Speaker, Paul Renner: “Are you going to do it?” and Renner replies: “Yes.” With Governor DeSantis and the new Speaker of the House on board, it will be the Florida Senate as a possible stumbling block.

Two of the three most populous states will belong to the Constitutional Carry club if Florida passes Constitutional Carry.

In 2022, Nebraska came very close

[marktwain]

If Florida and Nebraska passe Constitutional Carry, no permit will be needed to carry a loaded pistol in most public places in 27 states.

[Qwapisking]

Read my tagline Keeping in mind that the only Amendment that has real teeth is the Second and as such the typical American’s only way to protect all of the rest of our natural AND God given rights, as enumerated by the founders of this Great nation, it is indeed heartening to see more states moving away from taking the only real threat this dictatorial administration recognizes from the American people...an armed populace. It is the only thing they fear and the real reason this government fights tooth and nail.
to strip this particular right away. Remember....”it only takes a Second to protect the First” L.Star

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[Still Thinking]

Dean, is there a link to the animated historical map? I can’t seem to find it.

[marktwain]

Here is the link if you wish to remember it.

[GailA]

Can Tennessee a Permitless state go for Constitutional Carry? Our 4 blue counties want to forbid those with NO permit to carry in their counties, and that is where all our major medical is. And a 2 hr round trip for me. Since I’m not out that way often, I don’t feel safe unarmed. Memphis is #1 in crime.