The right to bear arms, which at its very core includes the right to defend self and family, is essential during the best of times, but is shown to be even more so during times of emergencies such as this. It is during these times, when police and other services are stretched thin, or simply unavailable, that people most rely on this basic and fundamental right to protect themselves, their homes, and their families. Therefore, as a Louisiana resident and law-abiding gun owner I am writing to you today to declare my support for the following pro-gun bills and request that you support them as well. House Bill No. 140, by Rep. Blake Miguez (R) Dist. 49, strengthens Louisiana’s firearm preemption law by prohibiting any governing authority of a political subdivision (local government) from enacting any ordinance or regulation that is more restrictive than state law concerning the possession of a weapon or firearm in certain commercial establishments and public buildings. House Bill No. 334, by Rep. Bryan Fontenot (R) Dist. 55, authorizes a concealed handgun permit holder to carry a concealed handgun in a church, synagogue, mosque, or other similar place of worship without being subject to the present limitation on a permit holder's authority to carry in such places. House Bill No. 746, by Rep. Ray Garofalo (R) Dist. 103, creates an exception to the illegal carrying of weapons by allowing any person who can lawfully possess a firearm to carry a concealed firearm during a mandatory evacuation in a declared state of emergency or disaster. House Bill No. 781, by Rep. Blake Miguez (R) Dist. 49, removes the authority of executive and chief law enforcement officers to regulate the manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms or ammunition during a declared emergency or disaster, or public health emergency. Thank you.

The right to bear arms, which at its very core includes the right to defend self and family, is essential during the best of times, but is shown to be even more so during times of emergencies such as this. It is during these times, when police and other services are stretched thin, or simply unavailable, that people most rely on this basic and fundamental right to protect themselves, their homes, and their families. Therefore, as a Louisiana resident and law-abiding gun owner I am writing to you today to declare my support for the following pro-gun bills and request that you support them as well. House Bill No. 140, by Rep. Blake Miguez (R) Dist. 49, strengthens Louisiana’s firearm preemption law by prohibiting any governing authority of a political subdivision (local government) from enacting any ordinance or regulation that is more restrictive than state law concerning the possession of a weapon or firearm in certain commercial establishments and public buildings. House Bill No. 334, by Rep. Bryan Fontenot (R) Dist. 55, authorizes a concealed handgun permit holder to carry a concealed handgun in a church, synagogue, mosque, or other similar place of worship without being subject to the present limitation on a permit holder's authority to carry in such places. House Bill No. 746, by Rep. Ray Garofalo (R) Dist. 103, creates an exception to the illegal carrying of weapons by allowing any person who can lawfully possess a firearm to carry a concealed firearm during a mandatory evacuation in a declared state of emergency or disaster. House Bill No. 781, by Rep. Blake Miguez (R) Dist. 49, removes the authority of executive and chief law enforcement officers to regulate the manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms or ammunition during a declared emergency or disaster, or public health emergency. Thank you.

The right to bear arms, which at its very core includes the right to defend self and family, is essential during the best of times, but is shown to be even more so during times of emergencies such as this. It is during these times, when police and other services are stretched thin, or simply unavailable, that people most rely on this basic and fundamental right to protect themselves, their homes, and their families. Therefore, as a Louisiana resident and law-abiding gun owner I am writing to you today to declare my support for the following pro-gun bills and request that you support them as well. House Bill No. 140, by Rep. Blake Miguez (R) Dist. 49, strengthens Louisiana’s firearm preemption law by prohibiting any governing authority of a political subdivision (local government) from enacting any ordinance or regulation that is more restrictive than state law concerning the possession of a weapon or firearm in certain commercial establishments and public buildings. House Bill No. 334, by Rep. Bryan Fontenot (R) Dist. 55, authorizes a concealed handgun permit holder to carry a concealed handgun in a church, synagogue, mosque, or other similar place of worship without being subject to the present limitation on a permit holder's authority to carry in such places. House Bill No. 746, by Rep. Ray Garofalo (R) Dist. 103, creates an exception to the illegal carrying of weapons by allowing any person who can lawfully possess a firearm to carry a concealed firearm during a mandatory evacuation in a declared state of emergency or disaster. House Bill No. 781, by Rep. Blake Miguez (R) Dist. 49, removes the authority of executive and chief law enforcement officers to regulate the manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms or ammunition during a declared emergency or disaster, or public health emergency. Thank you.