Constitutional Carry Progress 2024 (Victories: LA and SC)

[Paladin]

A FL state representative on Monday introduced a 2025 bill gutting their Red Flag law and legalizing unpermitted Open Carry. The rep will step down to run for Congress so someone else will have to pick up HB 31 and push for it.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/open-carry-florida-lawmaker-wants-175324193.html

[press1280]

Looks like in North Carolina Republicans held on to their supermajority in the senate so that chamber could vote to override any CC veto. Unfortunately they lost their supermajority in the house so that chamber can’t override a veto. So Republicans blew their chance to push through CC despite a veto by their Dem governor.

https://jocoreport.com/republicans-f...verride-power/

It's apparently only by one seat, but in NC there may be some very conservative Dems who would go along with it. OTOH, there may be Rhinos who vote it down too. I don't know enough about NC to tell you one way or the other.
I'd say it's still an uphill climb w/o the Governor.

[Paladin]

Utah House passes bill to allow 18 - 20 yo to Loaded OC.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/general/general/utah-house-passes-bill-allowing-18-year-olds-to-openly-carry-loaded-firearms/ar-AA1ytnwz

[Paladin]

FL: Gov DeSantis says again if the state legislature passes OC he will sign it.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/state/2025/02/05/desantis-pushes-legislature-to-pass-bill-allowing-open-gun-carry/78217391007/

[Paladin]

NC Senate GOP leader supports Constitutional Carry!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/top-nc-republicans-back-legislation-to-allow-concealed-handguns-without-a-permit/ar-AA1ypIH7

[Paladin]

FL: dead. The sponsor of the Open Carry legislation left the state legislature. (Why isn’t some other Republican stepping up to sponsor it?)

NC: passed both chambers of the legislature but Dem governor will probably kill it.

Bottom line: another year with no progress…

[Paladin]

FL: Sounds like Open Carry may be on the agenda 2025-2026 legislative session.

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/desantis-renews-push-for-open-carry-gun-law-in-florida/

[Dan_Eastvale]

We have legal open carry here. Never see anyone here in the urban and suburban areas. Actually seen it only twice in the years I've been here. More common in small rural towns.

[Paladin]

Looks like FLORIDA gunnies won an OC case appeal so unpermitted OC should be legal within a month.

By the sound of it the court ruled that unpermitted OC is The Right regardless of what the state does with Concealed Carry.

Gov DeSsntos and the state AG said they won’t appeal the decision. Some sheriffs and chiefs said they’ll stop enforcing the unconstitutional ban immediately.

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/a...constitutional.

[Paladin]

Looks like there’s some pro Con Carry activity going on in Pennsylvania. That and NC are our best chances over this next year IMO

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gun-rights-activists-protest-local-221848137.html