State Legislature in Louisiana Considering 4th Constitutional Carry Bill Since 2020

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. Danny McCormick, would allow anyone 18 and older who can legally own a firearm to carry a gun concealed.
“This restores the Second Amendment in Louisiana,” McCormick said as he introduced the bill on the House Floor.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards speaks in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 15, 2018. (Reuters/Jonathan Bachman)
McCormick said he had pushed the legislation since 2020 because he finds asking the government’s permission to exercise a constitutional right insulting….}