Post by Logan on Feb 29, 2016 2:05:30 GMT -6
CHEYENNE – A bill that would have allowed residents to carry concealed firearms to state or local government meetings was defeated Friday without getting a vote in the state Senate.
House Bill 86, which passed the House earlier this week on a 50-10 vote, failed to meet a legislative deadline requiring bills to be voted out of committee by the end of the day.
The controversial proposal was the only bill introduced this legislative session that sought to expand when and where residents can carry guns.
It would have repealed the state’s prohibition preventing gun owners from carrying concealed firearms into government meetings, such as city council meetings or legislative hearings.
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/gun-bill-dies-in-wyoming-senate/article_cbc5ed20-dd19-11e5-8015-7fdba1f26809.html
House Bill 86, which passed the House earlier this week on a 50-10 vote, failed to meet a legislative deadline requiring bills to be voted out of committee by the end of the day.
The controversial proposal was the only bill introduced this legislative session that sought to expand when and where residents can carry guns.
It would have repealed the state’s prohibition preventing gun owners from carrying concealed firearms into government meetings, such as city council meetings or legislative hearings.
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/gun-bill-dies-in-wyoming-senate/article_cbc5ed20-dd19-11e5-8015-7fdba1f26809.html