Tactical Response Gun-control advocates have scored victories in states like colorado and New York since the Newtown, Conn., shooting, but more states have expanded gun rights than restricted them si

[Dennis Barsten]

Tactical Response

Gun-control advocates have scored victories in states like colorado and New York since the Newtown, Conn., shooting, but more states have expanded gun rights than restricted them since the December tragedy.

State	Legislation	Description	Effect on gun-control laws	Status
Arkansas	AR S 71	Allows guns in houses of worship.	weaken	enacted
Arkansas	AR S 131	Prohibits the release to the public of records related to concealed weapon permit holders and applicants.	weaken	enacted
Arkansas	AR H 1243	Allows trained and licensed staff and faculty to carry concealed handguns on university, college, or community-college campuses under certain circumstances.	weaken	enacted
Kentucky	KY S 150	Removes the six-month residency requirement for concealed-carry permits and shortens the maximum time state police have to approve a concealed-carry application to 30 days from 90.	weaken	enacted
Maine	ME S 214	Places a moratorium on public access to records of concealed-weapon permits for a specified time period.	weaken	enacted
Mississippi	MS H 485	Makes confidential records of concealed-weapon permits.	weaken	enacted
Mississippi	MS H 2	Relaxes laws relating to where concealed weapon permit holders may carry in public.	weaken	enacted
South Dakota	SD H 1087	Authorizes school boards to allow the arming of school employees or security personnel after obtaining the consent of local law enforcement.	weaken	enacted
Tennessee	TN S 142	Would allow residents with a valid handgun-carry permit to transport and store a firearm or ammunition in the permit holder's privately owned motor vehicle in public or private parking areas under certain conditions.	weaken	enacted
Michigan	MI S 60	Would exempt all federally licensed firearm dealers (instead of only class 01 federally licensed firearm dealers) from handgun-licensing requirement.	weaken	enacted
South Dakota	SD S 166	Would provide that a concealed carry permit is valid for five years, instead of for four years.	weaken	enacted
Arkansas	AR S 170	Would allow a pregnant woman to use deadly force to protect herself and her unborn child, with no duty to retreat unless the pregnant woman knows she can avoid the necessity of using deadly physical force and simultaneously ensure the complete safety of her unborn child.	weaken	enacted
South Dakota	SD S 227	Any person who possesses a permit to carry a concealed pistol can carry a pistol while operating or riding a snowmobile.	weaken	enacted
Montana	MT S 145	Would provide that the information contained in a concealed-weapon permit application is confidential.	weaken	enacted
Utah	UT H 317	Would prohibit the state or a political subdivisions of the state from compelling a concealed-weapon permit holder to divulge whether he has a concealed weapon permit or is carrying a concealed firearm. However, the law would allow disclosure of the personal information of concealed weapon holders to law enforcement and for purposes of conducting criminal background checks.	weaken	enacted
Virginia	VA S 1335	Would make confidential records of concealed-weapon permits.	weaken	enacted
Utah	UT S 80	Would provide a system to allow individuals who are prohibited from possessing firearms for mental health reasons to petition to have their gun rights reinstated.	weaken	enacted
Montana	MT H 304	Would allow carrying a concealed weapon in public without a permit.	weaken	sent to governor
Idaho	ID H 183	Would clarify that local governments may not regulate the carrying of concealed weapons.	weaken	sent to governor
Kansas	KS S 21	Would provide automatic concealed-weapon permit reciprocity with all other states.	weaken	sent to governor
North Dakota	ND H 1283	Would allow concealed-carry permit holders to carry a gun in a house of worship with permission.	weaken	sent to governor
Oklahoma	OK S 977	Would provide automatic reciprocity for all out-of-state concealed weapon permits.	weaken	sent to governor
Alabama	AL H 116	Would have authorized the formation of volunteer emergency security forces at public schools in the county consisting of current and retired school employees and local citizens.	weaken	vetoed
Utah	UT H 76	Would have allowed carrying a concealed weapon in public without a permit.	weaken	vetoed
Montana	MT H 302	Would have sought to nullify the application of federal firearms law in the state.	weaken	vetoed
Colorado	CO H 1224	Bans large-capacity ammunition magazines.	strengthen	enacted
Colorado	CO H 1229	Requires criminal background checks for all firearm sales.	strengthen	enacted
New York	NY S 2230	Imposes numerous provisions to: strengthen the assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazine bans; provide a mechanism to remove firearms from unstable individuals, close private sale loophole, require lost and stolen reporting, require safe storage and regulate ammunition sales.	strengthen	enacted
Mississippi	MS S 2647	Facilitates the reporting of mental-health data to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Also allows individuals prohibited from buying guns because of a mental-health disability to petition to have their gun rights reinstated.	strengthen	enacted
Utah	UT H 121	Authorizes gun owners to voluntarily commit their firearms to law enforcement for 60 days if they believe a cohabitant is an immediate threat.	strengthen	enacted
Utah	UT H 50	Would allow a court to prohibit the subject of a dating-relationship protective order from possessing firearms.	strengthen	enacted
Wyoming	WY H 216	Would allow a judge to carry a weapon in his courtroom and prohibit someone else from carrying a weapon in his or her courtroom.	strengthen	enacted
Connecticut	CT SB 1	Among other restrictions, would ban certain semiautomatic firearms; limit large-capacity ammunition magazines; and require background checks for all firearm sales.	strengthen	enacted
Arkansas	AR H 1503	Would create the offense of unlawful procurement of a firearm or ammunition.	strengthen	sent to governor

[P.A.]

It appears that the gun nuts are winning

[Dennis Barsten]

Especially in Arkansas...!

[P.A.]

And here in Tennessee!

[LoveLife&Laughter]