{"id":140863,"date":"2021-01-27T11:44:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T16:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=140863"},"modified":"2021-01-27T11:44:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T07:21:12","slug":"constitutional-carry-gaining-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/constitutional-carry-gaining-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2a-holster-821.jpg\" alt=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\" class=\"wp-image-28825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2a-holster-821.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2a-holster-821-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2a-holster-821-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption><em>Several states might join the constitutional carry movement this year. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least nine states are considering bills this year that would eliminate license requirements to carry a concealed firearm. The policy, known in the pro-gun community as \u201cconstitutional carry,\u201d generally allows anyone who can legally own a handgun to carry it concealed without training or background check requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now, <a href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/2021\/01\/new-governors-in-montana-and-utah-promise-to-sign-permit-less-carry-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"constitutional-carry-gaining-steam\" title=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">17 states<\/a> allow some form of constitutional carry, and the measure has good odds of success in Utah, Montana, and Tennessee. Legislators in Texas, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Alabama and Georgia have also introduced bills allowing for permitless carry, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/states-eye-concealed-carry-guns-without-permit\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"constitutional-carry-gaining-steam\" title=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Governors in Utah, Montana, and Tennessee have all agreed to sign the bill if passed by the legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newly-elected Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13now.com\/news\/local-news\/cox-outlines-priorities-of-new-administration\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"constitutional-carry-gaining-steam\" title=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local media<\/a> earlier this year that he would support constitutional carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think there are now something like 17 states that have some sort of constitutional carry or permitless carry and so we would sign that bill,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/kentucky-constitutional-carry\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"constitutional-carry-gaining-steam\" title=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\">Kentucky Becomes 17th Constitutional Carry State with Signature from Governor<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During a debate in October, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtpr.org\/post\/gov-debate-highlights-deep-contrasts-between-cooney-gianforte\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"constitutional-carry-gaining-steam\" title=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pledged<\/a> to support constitutional carry, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee introduced the legislation himself in February of last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Second Amendment is clear and concise and secures the freedoms of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms,\u201d he said in a press release at the time. \u201cI am pleased to announce Constitutional Carry legislation today that will protect the Second Amendment rights of Tennesseans, while also stiffening penalties on criminals who steal or illegally possess firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite support from governors, the passage of constitutional carry bills is anything but certain. Not all Republican lawmakers favor the idea, and a single committee chairman can often quash a piece of legislation before it ever reaches the house or senate floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Texas\u2019s last legislative session, for example, two key legislators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/texas-constitutional-carry-bill-stalls-amid-activist-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"constitutional-carry-gaining-steam\" title=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">killed a constitutional carry bill<\/a> after a pro-gun activists showed up at their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/republican-governor-of-oklahoma-vetoes-constitutional-carry\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"constitutional-carry-gaining-steam\" title=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\">Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Vetoes Constitutional Carry<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you want to talk about issues and you want to advocate, you do it in this building. You don\u2019t do it at our residences,\u201d Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen said at the time. \u201cThreats and intimidation will never advance your issue. Their issue is dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year might be different. Rep. Bonnen has since resigned amidst scandal, and the state GOP has listed constitutional carry as one of only eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasgop.org\/priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"constitutional-carry-gaining-steam\" title=\"Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam? Nine States Consider Lifting License Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legislative priorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montana also looks promising. Constitutional carry is permitted in over 99 percent of the state\u2019s land mass, but permits are still required within town and city limits, where most residents live. In previous years, Democratic governors have vetoed constitutional carry when it passed the legislature by heavy margins. This year, after the recent installment of Republican Gov. 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