Louisiana House Approves Constitutional Carry Despite Veto Threat

Cam Edwards / BEARING ARMS

Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards has already said he plans on vetoing a Constitutional Carry bill if it gets to his desk, but the Republican-dominated legislature appears undeterred by the threat. On Wednesday, the state House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a permitless carry bill that would remove the need for legal gun owners to possess a carry license before they could bear arms in self-defense, with even some Democrats backing the change to state law.

The 73-28 vote in the House is large enough to override a veto by Edwards, but the outcome of a potential override vote in the Senate is still uncertain. The Senate has already passed its own version of a Constitutional Carry bill by a vote of 27-11, and if all 27 senators stick to their guns (no pun intended), the legislature could indeed bypass the governor’s objections. If a single senator switches their vote, however, the Constitutional Carry bill would die.

Of course, this is putting the cart before the horse at the moment. The House and Senate bills still need to be reconciled and both chambers will need to vote again on a final version of the Constitutional Carry bill. With the razor-thin margins for a veto override, gun control activists are already…Read entire article here.