Post by pavel on Mar 1, 2016 8:04:06 GMT -6
The state House passed a bill Monday to allow individuals with enhanced concealed-carry permits to bring guns into courthouses.
Passage comes a week after a man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for shooting to death another man outside the Madison County Courthouse.
State Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, who filed House Bill 571, said the proposal would prevent a judge from issuing an order to prevent a person with an enhanced permit from bringing a gun into a courthouse.
"Some judges are putting orders out to include parking lots," Gipson said.
The House passed the bill 78-42. However, it was held on a motion to reconsider, meaning it could come back up for more debate before it can be sent to the Senate.
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2016/02/29/house-bill-allows-guns-courthouses/81123466/
Passage comes a week after a man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for shooting to death another man outside the Madison County Courthouse.
State Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, who filed House Bill 571, said the proposal would prevent a judge from issuing an order to prevent a person with an enhanced permit from bringing a gun into a courthouse.
"Some judges are putting orders out to include parking lots," Gipson said.
The House passed the bill 78-42. However, it was held on a motion to reconsider, meaning it could come back up for more debate before it can be sent to the Senate.
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2016/02/29/house-bill-allows-guns-courthouses/81123466/