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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.

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 Bishops, called for more education than the optional one-hour long course that the State Police will create. “We’re not against concealed carry. We just believe it has to be supported with education and training,” said Mike Knaps of the Louisiana Chiefs Association of Police. The bill, SB 118, written by Sen. Jay Morris, R-West M...

Bill to allow concealed carry without a permit advances in the House The bill passed 6-4, with three opposing votes coming from Democrats and one independent, Rep. Joseph Marino from Gretna. Credit: Getty Images Published: 3:55 PM CDT May 19, 2021 Updated: 3:56 PM CDT May 19, 2021 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. Opponents of the bill, including a police chief and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops, called fo...