The House State Affairs Committee heard testimony on the permitless concealed carry legislation, House Bill 1072. Sponsored by Representative Lynne DiSanto in the house and Brock Greenfield in the Senate, the bill would remove the requirement to obtain a permit in order to lawfully carry a firearm for self-defense.
While opposed by the Governor and law enforcement, this legislation is supported strongly by many conservatives in the legislature, as well as gun groups such as the National Rifle Association, citing it as “a big step in allowing South Dakotans to be better able to defend themselves and their loved ones without having to obtain a government issued permit.”
South Dakota is one of the states in which it is already legal to carry a firearm openly, as long as the individual is not prohibited by law from possessing a firearm. However, under current law, if a firearm becomes covered by a coat or if a woman prefers to carry a firearm for self-protection in her purse, a concealed weapons permit is required.
The legislation gives South Dakotans the freedom to choose the best method of carrying a gun and would also keep in place the current permitting system to facilitate reciprocity agreements that South Dakota has with other states.
The measure passed on a 7-6 vote in House State Affairs Committee, and now goes to the House Floor.
After the vote, Lars Dalseide, Public Affairs Media Liaison for the NRA noted “It’s encouraging to see members of the House State Affairs Committee stand up for the rights of their constituents. Hopefully we’ll witness a similar recognition of rights when the full House votes on this vital piece of legislation.”
Stay tuned on House Bill 1072 here, and watch for the upcoming floor vote on the measure.
it would be nice if lrc was faster at getting votes and audio up.
Looks like the NRA is going to score the vote this time. No A’s for no votes this year.
I have also heard the NRA is scoring this bill. That might get it over the hump.
Sponsors: Representatives DiSanto, Beal, Brunner, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Dennert, Frye-Mueller, Glanzer, Goodwin, Gosch, Greenfield (Lana), Haggar, Heinemann, Howard, Jensen (Kevin), Johnson, Kaiser, Karr, Latterell, Lesmeister, Livermont, Marty, May, Pischke, Qualm, Rasmussen, and Schoenfish and Senators Greenfield (Brock), Cronin, Ewing, Jensen (Phil), Langer, Maher, Monroe, Nelson, Netherton, Russell, Stalzer, and Youngberg
Actually a pretty close vote, it needs to pass the house by 2/3rds. Don’t think it will.
To make it veto proof.
Americans should not have to get a permit to exercise a Constitutional right.
Does that mean you’d like to do away with voter registration too?
You can own all the guns you want, but you can only vote once
I’m sure that’s what s/he at 7:41 meant. It should be as easy to walk up and vote as 7:41 thinks it should be to get and carry a gun. Besides, just look at Chicago as proof of what a positive thing it is to have a lot of guns out there on the street!