Weekly Spotlight 5/16/24 – 5/23/24
Louisiana Constitutional Carry Protects 2A Rights Despite Proposed Carve-Outs
Following the passage of constitutional carry laws in Louisiana and an unrelated tragedy in a popular nightlife destination in New Orleans, anti-gun lawmakers have attempted to install carve-outs aimed at curbing the Second Amendment rights of Louisianans in entertainment districts like the French Quarter. Despite these efforts, law-abiding Louisianans’ right to arm themselves has never been more protected than it is today.
Louisiana’s state legislature passed a constitutional carry bill earlier this year, which was then signed into law by Governor Jeff Landry in March. The new law allowing law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed firearm in public without a permit is set to take effect on July 4, 2024. Two months following the governor’s signature, a tragic shooting occurred in the popular nightlife area in New Orleans. The anti-gun community sought to exploit this tragedy and blame the new law even though it was not even in effect.
Since then, anti-gun lawmakers have made it their mission to take aim at the state’s constitutional carry bill and apply carve-outs to locations or situations they deem unsafe to exercise Second Amendment rights. Proposed carve-outs have included parade routes and demonstrations throughout the state and in high-volume locations in downtown areas of New Orleans such as the French Quarter.
These efforts to curb the rights of law-abiding citizens are misguided. The proposed carve-outs were swiftly rejected by the legislature and will ultimately not hinder Louisianans’ rights to defend themselves statewide. Thankfully, the support of pro-gun legislators who helped pass the constitutional carry law never wavered, and they have continued to safeguard Second Amendment rights for citizens throughout the state.
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