{"id":2142,"date":"2024-02-19T00:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T00:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2024-02-19T00:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T00:52:52","slug":"wy-repeal-gun-free-zones-in-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2142","title":{"rendered":"WY: Repeal Gun Free Zones in Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 var iframe = document.getElementsByClassName(&#8216;campaign_widgetv2&#8217;)[0];<br \/>\n  window.addEventListener(&#8216;message&#8217;, function(event) {<br \/>\n      var data = event.data;<br \/>\n      if (&#8216;widget&#8217; in data &amp;&amp; data.widget) {<br \/>\n         eval(data.widget);<br \/>\n       }<br \/>\n    });\n<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Repeal Wyoming Gun Free Zones!<\/h4>\n<p><strong>A GOA-backed bill to repeal Gun-Free Zones just passed introduction in the Wyoming House and heads to the Judiciary Committee!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>LAST YEAR OUR BILL WAS GUTTED IN COMMITTEE!<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the 2023 Session, a similar GOA-backed Bill that would have repealed most of Wyoming&#8217;s remaining gun-free zones was gutted in Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The good news is that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyoleg.gov\/Legislation\/2024\/HB0125\">HB0125,<\/a>\u00a0sponsored by Representative Jeremy Haroldson [R] from Wheatland, has received enough votes for introduction in the 2024 Wyoming House and now goes to Committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW THE HARD WORK BEGINS!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HB0125 will now go to the Wyoming House Judiciary Committee where it will face a tough battle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOA is standing alongside Representative Haroldson to allow Wyoming citizens an opportunity to exercise their Second Amendment Rights and not be disarmed in schools and government buildings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-774801 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Repeal-Gun-Free-Zones-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Haroldson&#8217;s Bill would allow lawful concealed carry holders to carry on school grounds in Wyoming and to carry in most government buildings except jails, court rooms, etc. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A valid Wyoming concealed carry license is necessary to get around federal restrictions on school grounds that allow carry with a state-issued permit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Utah, Oregon, and Alabama already allow unrestricted concealed carry at schools, and Utah has done so for almost 30 years without incident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many states including Utah, Montana, New Hampshire, and Idaho allow carry in government buildings like their state capitals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wyoming considers itself an example of Second Amendment freedoms, and it is time for Wyoming to remove restrictions that only disarm law-abiding people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-767666 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wyoming-Capital.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>It is well-established fact that gun-free zones are just invitations for criminals and killers to target helpless people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please click on one of the take action buttons and demand that the House Judiciary Committee pass HB0125.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/wy02182024\/\"><strong><u>Click here to take action now. Ask the House Judiciary Committee to pass the Repeal of Gun Free Zones Bill without any weakening amendments!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>GOA will keep you informed and help lead the way on that mission!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please be watching for more from GOA in the coming days as we monitor THIS AND ANY OTHER LEGISLATION impacting your Second Amendment Rights!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/wy02182024\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>P.S.<\/strong> <strong><u>Click here to take action now. Ask the House Judiciary Committee to pass the Repeal of Gun Free Zones Bill without any weakening amendments!<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/wy02182024\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff \u00a0 var iframe = document.getElementsByClassName(&#8216;campaign_widgetv2&#8217;)[0]; window.addEventListener(&#8216;message&#8217;, function(event) { var data = event.data; if (&#8216;widget&#8217; in data &amp;&amp; data.widget) { eval(data.widget); } }); Repeal Wyoming Gun Free Zones! A GOA-backed bill to repeal Gun-Free Zones just passed introduction in the Wyoming House and heads to the Judiciary Committee! 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