An effort to pass a permitless concealed carry bill was derailed in the final days of the legislative session but the bill’s author says he’s determined it will become law in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Legislative leaders are seeking more time to comply with a federal judge’s order to redraw a Congressional District map. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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It’s been suggested Louisiana should bring in the National Guard to help New Orleans Police with surging violent crime in the city. But Governor John Bel Edwards says he’s against the idea…
New Orleans councilmember Oliver Thomas brought up the possibility of using the National Guard to fight crime but stressed it’s an option of last resort. Edwards says he’s not received a formal request to mobilize the Guard in New Orleans…
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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.
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Oil City Representative Danny McCormick’s effort to pass a permitless concealed carry bill was derailed in the final days of the legislative session when the legislation was completely amended to allow school teachers 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.
Governor Edwards has stated he vetoed the original legislation because it removed the gun safety and training component, and House Bill 37 was amended to allow for free gun safety training, but it was not required for concealed carry. McCormick feels the politicians have other motives.
Despite the setbacks, McCormick remained determined to have concealed carry law in Louisiana.
Next year is a fiscal session however lawmakers are allowed to file five nonfiscal bills and McCormick says concealed carry will be one of his five bills.
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The debate on gun safety rages on in the wake of multiple mass shootings across the nation over the past few weeks. Former State Rep 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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Last week Flournoy, on behalf of 10-thousand Women Louisiana and more than 300 other gun safety activists, sent a letter to Laurie Lipsey Aronson, CEO of Lipsey’s, one of the largest firearms wholesalers in the country and a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors, asking that she stop the distribution of automatic and assault-style, semi-automatic weapons to the public.
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That letter now has more than 1100 signatures and is aiming to get more than 5000 this week. Flournoy says Aronson has acknowledged receipt of the letter but has yet to make a statement. In a tragic coincidence, the gun used in Uvalde, Texas was purchased from one of Lipsey’s distributors. Flournoy says she isn’t looking for a total gun ban but wants to see the firearms industry be a part of the solution to gun violence.
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To add your name to the letter, you can visit 10-thousand-women-la-dot org.
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Senator Bill Cassidy spoke to reporters today to promote a bipartisan proposal that seeks mass shootings following a tragic shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Cassidy says the proposal increases resources for mental health, improves school safety, and will help keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous criminals while preserving 2nd Amendment rights.
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One of the concerns raised by conservatives has been the implementation of red flag laws, which allow for law enforcement, family members, and medical professionals in some states to ask the courts to confiscate firearms from a person who could be a danger to themselves or others. Cassidy says those are state-level decisions, but this agreement lays out strong guidelines to protect due process.
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Cassidy says he’s glad Senators from both sides came together to provide a framework that addresses 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.
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