Post by Logan on Feb 28, 2017 12:28:19 GMT -6
CHEYENNE — Guns already are as much a part of Wyoming culture as rodeo and four-wheel-drive vehicles.
They could become even more ubiquitous if the governor signs a pair of bills that cleared the state Senate on Monday and would allow teachers to carry them at school and citizens to take them into government meetings.
The bills await votes in the House on changes made in the Senate before heading to the desk of Gov. Matt Mead, who hasn’t hinted at how he will act on the bills but appears unlikely to veto either.
Mead has spoken about his collection of powerful firearms and about successfully recruiting ammunition manufacturer Magpul Industries to move to Cheyenne from Colorado after that state passed tougher gun laws.
Read more: trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/more-guns-in-more-places-bills-pass-wyoming-state-senate/article_4445359a-f5fb-507f-9a74-1af7d67a7a58.html
They could become even more ubiquitous if the governor signs a pair of bills that cleared the state Senate on Monday and would allow teachers to carry them at school and citizens to take them into government meetings.
The bills await votes in the House on changes made in the Senate before heading to the desk of Gov. Matt Mead, who hasn’t hinted at how he will act on the bills but appears unlikely to veto either.
Mead has spoken about his collection of powerful firearms and about successfully recruiting ammunition manufacturer Magpul Industries to move to Cheyenne from Colorado after that state passed tougher gun laws.
Read more: trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/more-guns-in-more-places-bills-pass-wyoming-state-senate/article_4445359a-f5fb-507f-9a74-1af7d67a7a58.html