February 4, 2015 By Greg Campbell
“In states with a conservative populace, we are seeing a renaissance of freedom vis-à-vis Second Amendment rights. For years, those who sought to uphold the Second Amendment’s protections were bombarded with a massive assault from all angles. As Americans worked to try and fight-back outright bans and increased federal oversight, things like “gun-free zones” were created under the guise of “commonsense solutions.”
However, Second Amendment advocates are turning back the tide of successes enjoyed by anti-gunners in recent decades and in Wyoming, legislation passed the House of Representatives that would repeal the dedication of so-called “gun-free” zones.
Not only that, the bill passed with a wide margin of 42-17!
Reuters reports on the passage:
Legislation that would allow people with concealed-gun permits to carry firearms into public schools and government meetings won easy approval from the Wyoming House of Representatives on Monday after a debate over rising gun violence in U.S. schools.
The bill, supported by leaders of the Republican-led House, would repeal “gun-free zones” carved out around elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities.
Passed on a 42-17 vote, the measure also would grant concealed-carry permit holders the right to take their guns into meetings of the state Legislature and local government meetings. The bill must clear the Republican-controlled state Senate before it can be submitted to Governor Matt Mead, also a Republican, for his signature or veto. Mead has in recent years sought to welcome firearms-related companies to Wyoming by promoting it as a gun-friendly state.
Wyoming would not be the first state to enact such a law. Utah allows individuals with concealed-carry licenses to bring their weapons onto school property, and Texas allows teachers with such permits to do so if they have permission from the school district superintendent.
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