The Louisiana House of Representatives voted 70 to 29 to send a so-called “Constitutional Carry” bill to the Senate on May 23. Louisiana Shooting Association (LSA) president Dan Zelenska is taking a wait-and-see attitude on the bill’s future. “Time is its biggest enemy,” Zelenska told The Epoch Times. HB 131, sponsored by Republican State Rep….

Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen signed a constitutional carry bill into law on April 25 that will allow law-abiding citizens to carry a firearm, either openly or concealed, without a permit. The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Tom Brewer, applies to any individual 21 years or older who can legally own a firearm. “Signing this…

Nebraska is set to be the 27th state to allow “constitutional carry” of firearms. “This has been a seven-year labor of love,” Nebraska State Sen. Tom Brewer, sponsor of LB77, told The Epoch Times. The bill passed on April 19 allows anyone who can legally own a firearm to carry it openly or concealed without…

Commentary I’ve come up with a way to compare state gun controls and population movements. This is in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent interview with Jen Psaki, as part of his Democracy Tour, the early part of which I covered in The Epoch Times. The topic came up regarding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a…

Alabama on Jan. 1 became the latest state to allow residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit. The new state law means that a person would not need to get a permit that requires a background check to legally carry a concealed handgun in public. A person can still choose to get a permit if…

Louisiana lawmakers have brought the state into the national conversation over whether teachers should be armed. Proposed constitutional-carry legislation in Louisiana has been changed with an amendment that would allow for the training and arming of volunteer teachers and staff at elementary or secondary schools. The intent of House Bill 37 was initially to give…

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed on April 29 that Florida will have a Constitutional Carry gun law before the end of his term. “Constitutional Carry,” sometimes called permitless carry, allows people to carry a weapon without a license or permit. The term was derived from the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which gives citizens…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill into law that immediately allows permitless handgun carry for most residents in the state. The measure, Senate Bill 319, dubbed the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act, passed the legislature April 1 mainly along party lines. It allows residents to carry a concealed a firearm without a license,…

With the May 3 primary a month away, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine continues to face more decisions regarding gun rights. On March 14, the Republican governor signed a bill that makes concealed carry permits optional in the state. That decision joined the Stand Your Ground legislation that took effect in 2021, but critics point out…

With the May 3 primary a month away, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine continues to face more decisions regarding gun rights. On March 14, the Republican governor signed a bill that makes concealed carry permits optional in the state. While that decision joined the Stand Your Ground legislation that took effect in 2021, critics point out…