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Hundreds take aim at Senate gun bill
February 22 2021
Hearing on legislation allowing jurisdictions to ban legally carried firearms in public buildings draws some praise, a lot of criticism.
A Monday morning Senate hearing on legislation to alter state gun laws drew a cavalcade of passionate opposition.
Members of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation heard four hours of virtual testimony Feb. 22 on Senate Bill 554, which allows local jurisdictions to prohibit people with concealed handgun permits from carrying firearms into public buildings. Anyone caught with a firearm in a public building could face Class C felony charges.
The bill is necessary because state law allows people with concealed handgun permits to carry firearms into some public buildings. ....

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