As a citizen of Louisiana and a supporter of Gun Owners of America, I urge you to SUPPORT HB 62, HB 721, SB 194, and SB 214. HB 62 by Rep. Danny McCormick is known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act which prohibits state and local governments and law enforcement agencies from assisting in the enforcement of federal laws and regulations that violate the rights of Louisianians to keep and bear arms. HB 721 by Rep. Lauren Ventrella (R) allows K-12 and vo-tech teachers and school administrators to carry a concealed handgun in a school or on a school campus with a Louisiana concealed handgun permit. SB 194 by Sen. Blake Miguez strengthens Louisiana’s firearm preemption law by further restricting the authority of local governments to regulate firearms to include their “manufacture, …carrying, …storage, …[and] taxation;” adding “firearm accessories, knives, edged weapons, or any combination thereof” to the preemption statute; declaring preempted ordinances enacted by local governments before July 15, 1985, “to be null and void, and of no effect;” and creating a cause of action allowing individuals and organizations to file a lawsuit against any local government that violates the preemption statute. SB 214 by Sen. Blake Miguez further restores the right of law-abiding individuals to carry a concealed handgun without government permission by relaxing the restriction on the carrying of a concealed handgun in a restaurant that serves alcohol without a concealed handgun permit. Currently, under Louisiana R.S. 14:95.5 only individuals with a concealed handgun permit are “allowed” to carry a concealed handgun in a restaurant that serves alcohol. SB 214 would amend 14:95.5 to include the concealed carry of a handgun by individuals carrying under Louisiana’s recently passed constitutional carry statute. Additionally, I would urge you to OPPOSE HB 408, HB 498, and HB 627. HB 408 by Rep. Mandie Landry (D) creates the "Louisiana Voluntary Do Not Sell" list, to establish a system where a person can surrender their inalienable right to purchase and possess firearms by placing themselves on the government’s prohibited person list. HB 498 by Rep. Alanzo Knox (D) creates additional gun-free zones by prohibiting the possession of firearms in the French Quarter, Downtown New Orleans, and the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. HB 627 by Rep. Mandie Landry (D) expands "gun-free zones" by prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun within 1,000 feet of a parade or demonstration for which a permit is issued by a government entity. The bill also makes it clear that a lack of knowledge that a person was carrying within 1,000 feet of a parade is not a defense. Thank you!

As a citizen of Louisiana and a supporter of Gun Owners of America, I urge you to SUPPORT HB 62, HB 721, SB 194, and SB 214. HB 62 by Rep. Danny McCormick is known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act which prohibits state and local governments and law enforcement agencies from assisting in the enforcement of federal laws and regulations that violate the rights of Louisianians to keep and bear arms. HB 721 by Rep. Lauren Ventrella (R) allows K-12 and vo-tech teachers and school administrators to carry a concealed handgun in a school or on a school campus with a Louisiana concealed handgun permit. SB 194 by Sen. Blake Miguez strengthens Louisiana’s firearm preemption law by further restricting the authority of local governments to regulate firearms to include their “manufacture, …carrying, …storage, …[and] taxation;” adding “firearm accessories, knives, edged weapons, or any combination thereof” to the preemption statute; declaring preempted ordinances enacted by local governments before July 15, 1985, “to be null and void, and of no effect;” and creating a cause of action allowing individuals and organizations to file a lawsuit against any local government that violates the preemption statute. SB 214 by Sen. Blake Miguez further restores the right of law-abiding individuals to carry a concealed handgun without government permission by relaxing the restriction on the carrying of a concealed handgun in a restaurant that serves alcohol without a concealed handgun permit. Currently, under Louisiana R.S. 14:95.5 only individuals with a concealed handgun permit are “allowed” to carry a concealed handgun in a restaurant that serves alcohol. SB 214 would amend 14:95.5 to include the concealed carry of a handgun by individuals carrying under Louisiana’s recently passed constitutional carry statute. Additionally, I would urge you to OPPOSE HB 408, HB 498, and HB 627. HB 408 by Rep. Mandie Landry (D) creates the "Louisiana Voluntary Do Not Sell" list, to establish a system where a person can surrender their inalienable right to purchase and possess firearms by placing themselves on the government’s prohibited person list. HB 498 by Rep. Alanzo Knox (D) creates additional gun-free zones by prohibiting the possession of firearms in the French Quarter, Downtown New Orleans, and the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. HB 627 by Rep. Mandie Landry (D) expands "gun-free zones" by prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun within 1,000 feet of a parade or demonstration for which a permit is issued by a government entity. The bill also makes it clear that a lack of knowledge that a person was carrying within 1,000 feet of a parade is not a defense. Thank you!

As a citizen of Louisiana and a supporter of Gun Owners of America, I urge you to SUPPORT HB 62, HB 721, SB 194, and SB 214. HB 62 by Rep. Danny McCormick is known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act which prohibits state and local governments and law enforcement agencies from assisting in the enforcement of federal laws and regulations that violate the rights of Louisianians to keep and bear arms. HB 721 by Rep. Lauren Ventrella (R) allows K-12 and vo-tech teachers and school administrators to carry a concealed handgun in a school or on a school campus with a Louisiana concealed handgun permit. SB 194 by Sen. Blake Miguez strengthens Louisiana’s firearm preemption law by further restricting the authority of local governments to regulate firearms to include their “manufacture, …carrying, …storage, …[and] taxation;” adding “firearm accessories, knives, edged weapons, or any combination thereof” to the preemption statute; declaring preempted ordinances enacted by local governments before July 15, 1985, “to be null and void, and of no effect;” and creating a cause of action allowing individuals and organizations to file a lawsuit against any local government that violates the preemption statute. SB 214 by Sen. Blake Miguez further restores the right of law-abiding individuals to carry a concealed handgun without government permission by relaxing the restriction on the carrying of a concealed handgun in a restaurant that serves alcohol without a concealed handgun permit. Currently, under Louisiana R.S. 14:95.5 only individuals with a concealed handgun permit are “allowed” to carry a concealed handgun in a restaurant that serves alcohol. SB 214 would amend 14:95.5 to include the concealed carry of a handgun by individuals carrying under Louisiana’s recently passed constitutional carry statute. Additionally, I would urge you to OPPOSE HB 408, HB 498, and HB 627. HB 408 by Rep. Mandie Landry (D) creates the "Louisiana Voluntary Do Not Sell" list, to establish a system where a person can surrender their inalienable right to purchase and possess firearms by placing themselves on the government’s prohibited person list. HB 498 by Rep. Alanzo Knox (D) creates additional gun-free zones by prohibiting the possession of firearms in the French Quarter, Downtown New Orleans, and the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. HB 627 by Rep. Mandie Landry (D) expands "gun-free zones" by prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun within 1,000 feet of a parade or demonstration for which a permit is issued by a government entity. The bill also makes it clear that a lack of knowledge that a person was carrying within 1,000 feet of a parade is not a defense. Thank you!

As a citizen of Louisiana and a supporter of Gun Owners of America, I urge you to OPPOSE SB 419. SB 419, as currently written, in effect designates the entire French Quarter in New Orleans and any venue across the state where a sporting event takes place as a “gun-free zone” for individuals who do not have a Louisiana concealed handgun permit issued under La. R.S. 40:1379.3. If passed, this bill would not only prohibit those who do not have a Louisiana permit from carrying a concealed firearm in certain areas across the state, but it would also deprive law-abiding individuals of the ability to carry a concealed firearm in those same areas under the recently passed Concealed Carry law. Thank you!

As a citizen of Louisiana and a supporter of Gun Owners of America, I urge you to OPPOSE SB 419. SB 419, as currently written, in effect designates the entire French Quarter in New Orleans and any venue across the state where a sporting event takes place as a “gun-free zone” for individuals who do not have a Louisiana concealed handgun permit issued under La. R.S. 40:1379.3. If passed, this bill would not only prohibit those who do not have a Louisiana permit from carrying a concealed firearm in certain areas across the state, but it would also deprive law-abiding individuals of the ability to carry a concealed firearm in those same areas under the recently passed Concealed Carry law. Thank you!