A bill to allow non-felons, 21 and older, to carry a concealed firearm without a permit received the backing of Senate Judiciary B. Several groups oppose Oil City Republican Representative Danny McCormick’s bill on the grounds it could lead to more gun violence. Executive Director of Louisiana Progress Peter Robbins-Brown…
The bill has already been approved in the House and goes to Senate Finance due to the potential loss of revenue for State Police for issuing the permits.
Legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10 in Louisiana was defeated on the Senate floor Tuesday. Bill sponsor New Orleans Senator Gary Carter says several families would have benefitted if it was raised. The bill failed on a 25-13 vote.
Legislation to incentivize gun owners with a $500 tax credit to buy safety devices for their firearms has bipartisan support. New Orleans Democrat Mandie Landry says in Virginia similar legislation even received support from the NRA.
A House-approved bill giving police the power to tell you to “stay back” while they’re engaged in their job passes out of a Senate Judiciary committee. Bill sponsor and Pineville Republican Rep. Mike Johnson tells members it’s about diffusing potentially volatile situations, and is not an overreach by government…:
Cut 10 (09) “…his right…for space.”
Both bills await final passage on the Senate floor.