{"id":75516,"date":"2021-12-23T06:26:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T12:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=75516"},"modified":"2021-12-23T06:26:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T12:26:39","slug":"75516","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=75516","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fox59.com\/indianapolitics\/indiana-republicans-reintroducing-legislation-to-end-requirement-for-handgun-carry-permits\/\">Indiana Republicans reintroducing legislation to end requirement for handgun carry permits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 Indiana Republican lawmakers are working to reintroduce legislation that would allow many Hoosiers to carry handguns without a permit.<\/p>\n<p>Several lawmakers in both the Indiana House and Senate are writing bills.<\/p>\n<p>Known as \u201cconstitutional carry\u201d or \u201cpermitless carry,\u201d it\u2019s a change to Indiana law some Republican legislators have been working on for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s still to me, it\u2019s an infringement of our constitutional rights to mandate, require somebody to jump through hoops, go get fingerprinted, pay a fee \u2013 you still have to pay to get your fingerprints done \u2013 wait God only knows how long,\u201d said State\u00a0Rep.\u00a0Jim\u00a0Lucas\u00a0(R-Seymour), one of the lawmakers planning to introduce this type of bill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">Lucas and other advocates say the legislation protects Second Amendment rights for law-abiding Hoosiers.<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>It would still prevent anyone not allowed to carry a gun now from doing so, Lucas said.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re a felon, this doesn\u2019t apply to you,\u201d said Guy Relford, founder and CEO of The 2A Project, a gun rights organization. \u201cIf you\u2019ve been convicted, even of a misdemeanor crime, of domestic violence, this doesn\u2019t apply to you. If you\u2019ve been adjudicated to be mentally ill, this doesn\u2019t apply to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opponents argue the legislation would make Hoosiers less safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGun permits are really the lowest level of security that we have,\u201d said Becca McCracken of the Indianapolis chapter of Be Smart for Kids. \u201cIndiana doesn\u2019t really require much in regards to purchasing or having guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">State Sen. Fady Qaddoura (D-Indianapolis) calls the idea \u201ccounterproductive\u201d to efforts by other state lawmakers to curb gun violence.<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the wrong time at a time when we\u2019re trying to reduce crimes, violent crimes in our communities,\u201d Qaddoura said. \u201cI think that type of bill would take us in the opposite direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A bill to end the requirement for handgun carry permits passed the Indiana House last session but did not get a committee hearing in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, 21 states allow gun owners to carry firearms without a permit if they meet certain qualifications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana Republicans reintroducing legislation to end requirement for handgun carry permits INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 Indiana Republican lawmakers are working to reintroduce legislation that would allow many Hoosiers to carry handguns without a permit. Several lawmakers in both the Indiana House and Senate are writing bills. 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