Posted on 03/09/2024 2:25:35 AM PST by Libloather
A bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms in schools and government meetings is headed to Wyoming's governor after clearing the state Legislature by a wide margin Thursday.
What happens next is somewhat uncertain because Wyoming governors traditionally don’t say if they plan to sign or veto bills. Gov. Mark Gordon has not spoken publicly about the bill, but he is a Republican gun rights supporter.
Wyoming is among the gun-friendliest states and the bill passed the state Senate 22-8 after supporters dismissed fears about allowing guns where they're currently banned.
People carry concealed guns in Wyoming all the time without stirring fear, said state Sen. Anthony Bouchard, a Republican from Cheyenne.
"If people were afraid they wouldn’t go in all the stores around us. They wouldn’t go into any businesses around us. They would have to roll up the towns and close Wyoming down," Bouchard said in floor debate.
In Wyoming, gun owners haven't needed a permit to carry guns openly or, since 2021, to carry a concealed firearm.
Under the latest gun bill, open carry would still be prohibited in schools and government meetings, and K-12 students could not have guns at school. Guns would still be banned in jails, courts, police stations and hospitals, and on private property if that's the owner's wish.
But concealed firearms would become permissible with a permit at the University of Wyoming and community colleges in areas not serving alcohol. They also would be allowed without a permit in government meetings including those of the Legislature.
As with previous gun debates in Wyoming, lawmakers interpreted the Second Amendment's right to bear arms permissively.
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Concealed carry by teachers and staff in school should be allowed.
We have thousands of jihadi terrorists who have come across the Southern birder. When they get together , they will takenover our schools by force of arms and hold stdnets captive, shooting a kind every hour to get their demands satisfied.
Every school in the USA should allow concealed carry to face that threat.
Very good in the mean time.
CA,NY ect ect are getting worse.
There is an estimated 500 million guns in private hands in America.
THIS is the only reason why the Occupy White House Gang has NOT announced, There will be no election this year - go home and celebrate your wonderful government comrades.”
“Just think of the potential savings of not having to post those ‘gun-free zone’ signs.”
I think you have a problem with reality regarding that statement! Don’t you realize the lives being saved with those signs? C’mon Man! Get with the program, those signs keep out dangerous criminals. (stated with extreme sarcasm)
Seriously, the warped minds of the libs probably think like that. Those gun free zones make criminals out of the good guys and do nothing to stop the bad guys.
True constitutional carry. I might be movin to Wyoming soon...
The attitude of those who wish us disarmed is closer to: Anyone who has a gun which wasn't supplied by the government, is a potentially dangerous criminal.
I think governor may be squishy but senate has enough to override veto.
Because if the government and schools ain’t doing anything bad for the people, then they needn’t fear armed citizens...it’s those that want to pervert and/or enslave us that need worry...and they do.
Think how polite and cooperative those school board meetings would be.
Certainly explains the rise in homeschooling: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2023/homeschooling-growth-data-by-district/
It’s a simple concept. Either provide adequate armed security to guarantee students are safe from shooters or allow every adult in schools to carry .....just like in the rest of society. Period.
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