House passes bill eliminating permits for concealed carry
February 25, 2011 by bill.mccarthy
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CHEYENNE – The House passed on third reading a bill to allow Wyoming citizens to carry concealed firearms without a permit.
Senate File 47, concealed weapons, has also passed the Senate. The legislation is on its way to Gov. Matt Mead.
The House passed the bill 49-9.
If the governor signs the bill into law, Wyoming will continue to issue concealed-carry permits for reciprocity with other states.
Votes on Senate File 47, concealed weapons,
Ayes (49): Reps. Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas B, Peasley, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn.
Nays (9): Reps.: Barbuto, Berger, Byrd, Connolly, Craft, Patton, Roscoe, Throne, Zwonitzer, Dv.
Excused (2): Reps. Gay, Pederson.
I work in Wyoming, currently live in Colorado. Had a CCP for Wyoming, changed it over to Colorado when I moved. Don’t quite understand why I would have to go through training, and pay fairly hefty fees to be able to carry a firearm in my purse or jacket or (you name it) if others do not have to pass some sort of additional training and/or pay extra fees.
*Most* people who carry at all already go through training of some sort. Now they have basically abolished the “tax” that goes along with an inherent right. It’s not like a slew of people are going to run off and buy a gun and start carrying concealed… It also makes people who already carry concealed – legal — in most places. It’ll be interesting to see the places they are not still allowed to carry.
This is a good day for Wyoming and liberty.