If passed, Wyoming would become the third state, after Alaska and Vermont, to allow conceal-carry without a permit.
The bill, House Bill 113, passed 42-15. It now advances to the Senate, where it will be taken up as soon as the end of the week. But although the bill has Senate sponsors, Senate Majority Leader Jim Anderson, R-Glenrock, said the proposal will “probably be received with more scrutiny on the Senate side” than in the House.
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Under the bill, anyone who meets the current requirements to obtain a concealed-weapons permit from the state would be allowed to carry a concealed weapon — except that proof of firearms training would no longer be required.
If the legislation passes, Wyoming would still issue concealed-weapons permits to residents, as such permits are needed for Wyoming residents to carry a concealed weapon in several other states.
State Rep. Lorraine Quarberg, the Thermopolis Republican who sponsored the bill, said the legislation asserts Wyoming residents' Second Amendment right to bear arms.
“It's sad when law-abiding citizens have to get permission — have to get permission, have to get the permit — from the government,” Quarberg said. “There's just something inherently wrong with that whole philosophy of the role the government should play in our lives.” Read more
Source: trib.com
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