Governor John Bel Edwards says he opposes the idea of sending the National Guard to New Orleans to help with the city’s crime problems. Edwards says guardsmen are soldiers, not law enforcement.
New Orleans has seen a 37-percent increase in fatal shootings and a 28-percent increase in armed robberies in 2022, compared to this time last year.
The debate on gun safety rages on in the wake of multiple mass shootings. Former State Representative Melissa Flournoy, an adjunct professor at LSU and chair of the organization 10-thousand Women Louisiana says unless we make some major changes, the next senseless tragedy is inevitable.
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Oil City Representative Danny McCormick’s effort to pass a concealed carry bill without a permit was derailed in the final days of the legislative session when the legislation was completely amended to allow schoolteachers to carry guns. McCormick does not believe the amendment was sincere…
McCormick’s bill was heavily amended days after the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Senator Bill Cassidy says he’s glad lawmakers from both sides have worked together to provide legislation to address not only rampage shootings, but mental health, and even personal restraining orders. However, he says there are some things he and other Republicans will not compromise on.