Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
A measure to allow people who are 18 or older to carry a concealed gun without a permit will be discussed in the special session on crime that begins today. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry believes training should be required to carry a gun.
“You need to know how to use a gun. How to store it. Just how to deal with it if you’re going to have one. And allowing people to buy one and just throw it in their purse or under their shirt, is just crazy. It’s bad gun ownership.”
In 2021, the bill passed the House and Senate but Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed the measure.
Landry says with a Republican super majority in the House and Senate and a Republican in the governor’s office, the Democratic legislator does not see anything stopping this legislation this year…
“I don’t know if the sheriff and chief of police will be able to pull a coalition together like they have the last two years. And we know this governor is highly unlikely to veto it.”
27 states already allow concealed carry without a license. Supporters of the legislation believe this grant the Second Amendment right of law-abiding citizens.
Senator Kirk Talbot believes the bill will advance this year with no pushback.
“It’s passed the legislature already numerous times over the last several years. I think that will pass easily.”
Session is set to begin today at 1pm at the State Capital.
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