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Posted on 02/26/2015 7:22:15 AM PST by Second Amendment First
Kansas appears on the verge of becoming among the most welcoming states to people who want to pack heat.
A bill promising Kansans the ability to carry concealed firearms — without taking safety training or weathering the background checks required in most of the country — won initial approval in the state Senate on Wednesday.
The change, expected to pass Thursday to a likely receptive House, would make Kansas a “constitutional carry” state. That would mean citizens would not need a permit to carry a hidden gun. The bill would maintain the current permit process for people who want to use their permits in 36 other states.
It would group Kansas with other states with similarly open rules for tucking firearms in purses and waistbands, including Alaska, Arizona, Vermont and Wyoming. Montana requires no permit outside city limits.
“Second Amendment rights are very important to the people of Kansas,” said Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, a Hutchinson Republican.
He downplayed its impact in a state where many residents already are authorized to carry concealed weapons.
“When you put everything in perspective, the end result may end up really being a non-event,” he said. “I don’t think a lot will change when we pass it.”
Approached in the Capitol earlier in the day, Gov. Sam Brownback said he had not yet read the bill and could not say if he would support it.
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
Wished Bama would pass Constitutional Carry. The state motto is “We Dare to Defend Our Rights!” But, requiring a permit to carry concealed down here seems to go against the spirit of this motto.
Great for Kansas but it won’t matter. Obama plans to ban bullets and it won’t be just for AR 15’s. Then he will move to ban ALL guns.
I won’t feel sorry for those who get shot trying to confiscate.
F U B O!
No, that’s not what I’m saying at all.
I thank you for so informing me as I didn’t know open carry was legal in Kansas.
Can it be done without a license or permit? That would be my primary concern as no licensures or permits are required from government (yet) in the practice of any other Amendment in of The Bill of Rights.
OK, if someone can carry without any background check or training, does the civil rights movement risk losing the position of losing the argument of being more abiding than police?
That graphic is my strongest argument against the 17th amendment.
I respect the fact - and am happy - that he won’t sign anything without first reading it: to do any less would be foolish.
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