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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Senate gave quick final passage Tuesday to a bill...

A bill by Republican state Senator Jay Morris of Monroe would allow Louisianans to carry concealed guns without a permit or training.

I’ve often called permitless carry, or constitutional carry, the “Holy Grail” of gun rights at the state level. Once a state passes that, they’ve probably passed as much pro-gun legislation as it’s possible for them to pass. Now, that’s not universally true. Some permitless carry states still have places they can do some work, but it  is a very good indication that there’s enough political will to do that work. Permitless carry is, to put it plainly, the biggest measure a state can take with regard to expanding gun rights. Louisiana citizens may soon be able to carry concealed ...

Concealed carry handgun bill advances through House committee Ryan Nelsen/LSU Manship School News Service Sen. Jay Morris presented his concealed carry handgun bill to a House committee Wednesday. By: Ryan Nelson LSU Manship School News Service Posted at 9:30 PM, May 19, 2021 and last updated 2021-05-19 22:30:06-04 BATON ROUGE--Louisiana citizens may soon be able to carry concealed handguns without a permit after a bill passed through the House Criminal Justice Committee Wednesday. Opponents of the bill, including a police chief and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishop...

BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana citizens may soon be able to carry concealed handguns without a permit after a bill passed through the House Criminal Justice Committee Wednesday.