KY permitless
concealed carry law went into effect today
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Concealed carry (Clinger Holsters/Flickr)
June 27, 2019 Cheryl Hinneburg
Kentucky residents aged 21 and older can begin carrying
concealed firearms today without a permit.
The law, SB 150 signed by Gov. Matt Bevin in March, went
into effect June 27 and removes the permit requirement for concealed carry,
eliminating the previously required six-hour gun safety course, background
check, and $60 application fee, according
to the Courier Journal.
Regardless of the permit, concealed carry may only be
done by legal residents aged 21 and older.
There are still several places that Kentucky residents
aren’t allowed to carry their guns. State law still prohibits guns in
courthouses, prisons, sheriff offices, jails, prisons, anywhere that serves
alcohol, in daycare facilities, and in elementary and secondary schools.
The new law also lifts prohibitions on those who owe more
than a year’s worth of child support, or who had misdemeanor alcohol or drug
convictions in the past three years.
“Law-abiding citizens who are authorized to carry a
firearm should not have to ask permission from the government or pay a
recurrent fee in order to exercise their Second Amendment right,” said state
Rep. Savannah Maddox, who co-sponsored the bill.
Gun rights advocate Michael Paul Wolfgar Lewis, who also
owns a firearms safety training business, supports the new law but also fears
it could put him out of business. “Rights are rights. It’s somebody’s right to
carry a gun,” he told the Associated
Press on Wednesday.
Lewis had a stable business with an annual clientele of
around 1,000 students, but that number dropped significantly with the new law
approaching and he expects it to get even scarcer, despite the fact that
residents may still voluntarily sign up for firearms safety training.
Lewis is considering relocating to Florida, where permits
and firearms training courses are required. “It’s a business move for me, even
though I agree with Kentucky’s bill and I think the legislators did really good
with it. I’ve still got to feed my family,” he explained.
The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and the
Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police both opposed the law. LMPD spokesman
Jesse Halladay said the law “creates questions about officer safety and adds a
new level of caution that officers have to take.”
“The law gives away a check and balance in terms of
getting minimal training and how to safely operate and carry a weapon,”
Halladay said.
The National Rifle Association fully supports the new
permitless concealed carry law, which is just one of 68 laws that took effect
today in Kentucky.
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