A bill to allow concealed carry of firearms in schools and government meetings is headed to Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, who has not indicated whether he will sign or veto the bill.
A bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms in schools and government meetings is headed to Wyoming's governor after clearing the state Legislature by a wide margin Thursday. What happens next is somewhat uncertain because Wyoming governors traditionally don’t say if they plan to sign or veto bills. Gov. Mark Gordon has not spoken publicly about the bill, but he is a Republican gun rights supporter.
People carry concealed guns in Wyoming all the time without stirring fear, said state Sen. Anthony Bouchard, a Republican from Cheyenne. 'If people were afraid they wouldn’t go in all the stores around us. They wouldn’t go into any businesses around us. They would have to roll up the towns and close Wyoming down,' Bouchard said in floor debate. In Wyoming, gun owners haven't needed a permit to carry guns openly or, since 2021, to carry a concealed firearm.
What this says to city councils, county commissioners, is your judgement is not good enough here,' Rothfuss said. The chamber's other Democrat, Mike Gierau of Jackson, also voted against the bill, changing his vote to no after initially voting for it. The bill earlier cleared the state House 54-7, then failed in a Senate committee before being revived in a procedural vote to bring it to the full Senate.
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