Post by Logan on Jan 14, 2017 23:58:52 GMT -6
Bills would allow concealed carry in government meetings and on college campuses
A group of Republican state lawmakers filed two bills Friday that would allow people to carry concealed guns at government meetings and public college campuses.
Sponsored by Rep. Bo Biteman, R-Ranchester, and co-sponsored by 12 other lawmakers, House Bill 137 would repeal previous laws that blocked people from bringing concealed guns into government meetings, including those of the Legislature and its committees. House Bill 136, sponsored by an almost identical group of lawmakers, would allow concealed carry on all campuses and buildings of public universities and colleges. It would also allow concealed carry at university and college sporting events.
Wyoming is one of a handful of states that don’t require a permit to carry a concealed firearm, though state law prohibits guns in a variety of locations, including law enforcement facilities, courtrooms, bars, schools, colleges, government meetings and any other places prohibited by federal law.
In recent years, House bills that propose expanding where concealed carry is allowed have repeatedly died in the Senate.
Read more: trib.com/news/state-and-regional/bills-would-allow-concealed-carry-in-government-meetings-and-on/article_d7e784ac-4dc8-55d5-b8d5-a00d2b02b5e3.html
A group of Republican state lawmakers filed two bills Friday that would allow people to carry concealed guns at government meetings and public college campuses.
Sponsored by Rep. Bo Biteman, R-Ranchester, and co-sponsored by 12 other lawmakers, House Bill 137 would repeal previous laws that blocked people from bringing concealed guns into government meetings, including those of the Legislature and its committees. House Bill 136, sponsored by an almost identical group of lawmakers, would allow concealed carry on all campuses and buildings of public universities and colleges. It would also allow concealed carry at university and college sporting events.
Wyoming is one of a handful of states that don’t require a permit to carry a concealed firearm, though state law prohibits guns in a variety of locations, including law enforcement facilities, courtrooms, bars, schools, colleges, government meetings and any other places prohibited by federal law.
In recent years, House bills that propose expanding where concealed carry is allowed have repeatedly died in the Senate.
Read more: trib.com/news/state-and-regional/bills-would-allow-concealed-carry-in-government-meetings-and-on/article_d7e784ac-4dc8-55d5-b8d5-a00d2b02b5e3.html