Thursday, March 25, 2010
Lawmakers Consider Gun Ban
KENTUCKY....
Some Kentucky lawmakers have been pushing for a ban on a rule that allows lawmakers and visitors to carry guns inside the state Capitol as long as they're carried openly. The proposed rule change would require visitors to check their guns in the speaker’s office. Some House leaders balked Thursday at such a change, while Republicans said people have a constitutional right to openly carry firearms wherever they wish. State Rep. Jim Wayne, D-Louisville, said he intends to continue pushing for a change. Minority Floor Leader Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, said GOP lawmakers are “unanimously opposed to any further restriction on a person’s right to lawfully carry a firearm. House Speaker Greg Stumbo says he won’t call for a vote on the issue in the five days remaining in the current legislative session.
Some Kentucky lawmakers have been pushing for a ban on a rule that allows lawmakers and visitors to carry guns inside the state Capitol as long as they're carried openly. The proposed rule change would require visitors to check their guns in the speaker’s office. Some House leaders balked Thursday at such a change, while Republicans said people have a constitutional right to openly carry firearms wherever they wish. State Rep. Jim Wayne, D-Louisville, said he intends to continue pushing for a change. Minority Floor Leader Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, said GOP lawmakers are “unanimously opposed to any further restriction on a person’s right to lawfully carry a firearm. House Speaker Greg Stumbo says he won’t call for a vote on the issue in the five days remaining in the current legislative session.
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