Posted on 01/29/2019 7:25:36 PM PST by yesthatjallen
The South Dakota legislature has passed a bill allowing residents to carry concealed handguns without a permit, sending the measure to Gov. Kristi Noem (R) for a signature.
The state House passed the Senate legislation in a 47-23 vote on Tuesday to allow for the so-called “constitutional carry,” The Argus Leader reported.
Noem has vocalized support for the measure before but said she will consider the language in the bill before signing it into law.
"We are pleased to see constitutional carry pass the state Senate and House of Representatives. Hopefully Gov. Noem will see the benefit in providing law-abiding South Dakotans with the ability to better defend themselves and their families," an NRA spokesperson said in a statement.
State Rep. Lee Qualm (R), a bill sponsor, told the newspaper that the measure was “simple” because it repealed the concealed carry permit requirements.
South Dakota’s new Republican attorney general, Jason Ravnsborg, has also said he supports the measure and isn't concerned crime would rise in the state as a result of the law.
Democrats and some law enforcement officials have reportedly opposed the bill, arguing that permits are a safety check to prevent gun violence or suicide.
Meanwhile, members of the South Dakota’s Sheriff’s Association testified Monday that they preferred that the measure be limited to South Dakota residents, The Argus Leader reported.
The House on Friday introduced a bill that would limit permit-less concealed carry to South Dakota residents only but it has not been scheduled for a hearing, according to the newspaper.
The vast majority of South Dakotans, 84 percent, said they support the state's existing concealed carry permit requirement, according to a poll from the non-profit gun safety group Everytown for Gun Safety released Tuesday.
Support for the permits appears to be bipartisan, according to the poll. Eighty-one percent of people who voted for President Trump and 92 percent of people who voted for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election support current requirements.
You apparently don’t live in fly-over-country.
It’s a different place.
Take it or leave it. Just letting you know where you're headed.
No skin off my teeth.
So, in other words, the South Dakota Legislature voted to NOT infringe our 2nd amendment rights.
It’s a different place.
From Sioux Falls to St. Regis it is no damned place for a civilized man to live.
The DIMocRATS in 2019 are SO IGNORANT and/or just DISHONEST.
Trust anything that they claim at the peril of your LIBERTY.
Yours, TMN78247
Go wave a gun in a officers face. See how it goes. 2A is not their issue. He won’t ask if you’re the good guy.
That's a strawman argument, and has nothing to do with the topic of the thread.
Personally, I'm hoping the South Dakota governor signs the bill. It'll be good for America to have one more constitutional carry state.
Redwood71: “The only problem I see here is that South Dakota does not require applicants for a concealed weapons permit, which is going away, to undergo firearms safety training or demonstrate competence with a firearm.”
Me: Garbage. While advisable to get training, to make it a requirement is asking government’s permission to exercise a constitutional right. Screw that.
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Redwood71: Hope this isn’t used to blow up in the faces of second amendment privilege people.”
Me: Who are these “second amendment privilege people” you seem to hold in contempt? They sound pretty deplorable.
Had this for a long time in Alaska. Stats haven’t changed that much.
Goombah’s be more careful about who they try to rob...
You sir fail to understand the responsibility of carrying a weapon in public. Especially without understanding the gravity of using it. Good luck. Gosh I hope I’m not kicked off of FR. PO
Oh? The state of Texas thinks I'm responsible enough with firearms that they granted me a license to carry.
But that's neither here nor there, as it's not the topic of this conversation.
Gosh I hope I’m not kicked off of FR. PO
Yeah.... That would really be a crying shame. I'd so hate to see you go.
I wish every state in the union would
do this!
“I wish Texas would do this.”
I wish Oklahoma would do this.
Permit? Ha!!
Amen.
Lol.
same here.
I’ve never seen the sense in having
to pay a fee for my god given right
to defend myself. And for the opinion
of someone else, that I was competent
to do so.
Unfortunately it’s 100% true. Google it up.
Missouri is a Constitutional Carry State. I was in SD last fall and listened to candidate for Gov. Noem state she would sign Constitutional Carry legislation. Sure she will. Would hope other states move in that direction.
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