Posted on 01/16/2022 3:49:56 AM PST by marktwain
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- On January 11, 2022, the Indiana House passed Constitutional Carry Bill HB 1077.
In 2021, Indiana came very close to passing Constitutional Carry in the state. On February 22 of 2021, the House passed bill 1368 65 to 31. The Indiana Senate had 39 Republicans and 11 Democrats. The future of HB 1368 looked bright.
Constitutional Carry is a restoration of the right to carry, without government permission, similar to when the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791. At that time, there were no requirements to have government permission to carry firearms, openly or concealed. There were few places where citizens could not carry, such as early prisons, which were much less common than today, and powder magazines.
While there are several variations of Constitutional Carry, it is widely accepted as the ability to carry handguns, openly or concealed, in most public places, without the necessity of obtaining a government permit. It is also referred to as “permitless carry”.
In Indiana, 21 Republican senators were co-sponsors of the bill in 2021. It did not pass the Indiana Senate. The Republican leadership in the Senate decided to kill the bill. It was not alone.
The 2aproject.com reported there was a secret Republican Caucus vote to kill the bill, where a majority of Republicans voted against the bill in a meeting not available to the public.
From the 2aproject, in April of 2021:
It is hugely frustrating for Indiana gun owners and supporters of the Second Amendment that Republicans, who hold a super-majority of 39-11 in the Indiana Senate, refused to give HB 1369 a public hearing
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Hope so. It’s been a long hard slog here in texas but we finally got’er done.
God Bless Texas!
Tell Indiana residents to write to their Senators telling them they want Constitutional Carry passed this year.
I wonder why they don’t like it? I’m here for a cheer event and saw a billboard that read, welcome to Indianapolis with a higher murder rate than Chicago. Democrat led since 2016.
Amazing that so called politicians who take an oath to serve the people and constitution of the USA would be against 2A.
I wonder why they don’t like it? I’m here for a cheer event and saw a billboard that read, welcome to Indianapolis with a higher murder rate than Chicago. Democrat led since 2016.
Amazing that so called politicians who take an oath to serve the people and constitution of the USA would be against 2A.
They have more than a 2/3rds majority in the senate, so it can only be stalled by parliamentary tricks.
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