Issue Position: Second Amendment
Issue Position
Issues: Guns
After several attempts in prior sessions, open carry is finally law. The open carry bill, House Bill 910, goes into effect January 1, 2016. Another Second Amendment victory was achieved with the passage of Senate Bill 11, which will expand the rights of Concealed Handgun Licensees to open carry in certain areas on college campuses. This law goes into effect incrementally; universities on August 1, 2016 and community or junior colleges on August 1, 2017. Currently, institutions of higher learning are evaluating the campus areas in which it will be permissible to carry.
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