La. lawmakers to hold first veto override since 1974
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks to reporters at a briefing on the state’s efforts against the coronavirus pandemic in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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UPDATED 6:57 PM PT – Friday, July 16, 2021
Louisiana lawmakers scheduled the first veto override session under the state’s Constitution enacted in 1974. According to vote tallies released on Friday, only 12 of 39 senators and 35 of 104 House members voted to avoid sessions to overturn Gov. John bel Edwards (D-La.) recent vetoes.
Edwards rejected two bills in particular that rallied legislators to support the session. The first was a measure banning transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams of their preferred gender. In addition, the Democrat governor tossed a bill allowing residents 21-years-old and older to carry handguns without a permit.
License to Carry Instructors Worry About Repercussions of the Constitutional Carry Bill
Concern by license to carry instructors is mounting in the wake of the new Constitutional Carry Bill that is about to hit Gov. Greg Abbott s desk.
According to NewsWest 9, there is plenty of support for the bill but there is also a group that is in opposition of the bill also.
To have a concealed handgun, you must take a class and get training on how to handle the gun.
Instructors of these classes know how important these classes are at teaching safety practices and learning the laws associated with carrying a gun.
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U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- A breakthrough may be happening in South Carolina’s move to incrementally restore Second Amendment rights.
In past history, some Second Amendment supporters have seen the Senate Judiciary Committee as the place where the Senate leadership places bills to restore Second Amendment rights to die. The mechanism is simple. Do not schedule a hearing or a vote on such bills until it is too late to pass them in the legislature or to get them to the Governor for signature. Second Amendment activist, James Moffitt wrote, on 24 March, about the Senate Judiciary Committee: