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Louisiana Legislature to hold first veto override session in modern history press-herald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from press-herald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Police coalition urges Louisiana lawmakers to accept veto of concealed gun bill ‘We’re going to be ripe for a new category of George Zimmermans,’ sheriff says File photo. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator). A coalition of law enforcement officers from across Louisiana, including parish sheriffs and chiefs of police, gathered for a news conference Thursday in Baton Rouge where they urged state legislators to accept Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of a bill that would allow people to carry a concealed gun without a permit or training. The Louisiana Law Enforcement Coalition, led by Fabian Blanche, the executive director of the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police, called for the conference following reports that lawmakers are considering holding an unprecedented veto override session for at least two bills Edwards vetoed. One is the so-called “permit-less carry” or “constitutional carry” of a concealed gun, and the other is a bill banning transgend ....
Louisiana Illuminator Gov. John Bel Edwards (JC Canicosa/Louisiana Illuminator) Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Friday that he vetoed 28 of the 505 bills the Louisiana Legislature sent him during the 2021 legislative session. That number includes the construction bill because Edwards used a line-item veto for some projects lawmakers approved. The Legislature can override any of the governor’s vetoes with a two-thirds vote in both chambers, and it appears that the Legislature, for the first time in modern Louisiana history, will actually convene an override session in the attempt to force its will into law. Edwards promised early on during the session that he would veto any bill he determined discriminated against transgender people, and on June 22, he vetoed Senate Bill 156 by Sen. Beth Mizell (R-Franklinton) which seeks to ban transgender women and girls participating in women and girls sporting events. ....
Louisiana gun-rights group urges override of veto on permitless-carry bill louisianarecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from louisianarecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Louisiana governor vetoes bill to allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit House Republican leaders push for a veto override session Gov. John Bel Edwards (JC Canicosa/Louisiana Illuminator) “I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and an enthusiastic outdoorsman and hunter. But I simply cannot support carrying a concealed firearm without proper education and safety training and I believe a majority of Louisianans agree with me,” Edwards said in a statement Friday. “Simply put, it is not too much to ask that a person who wishes to carry a concealed weapon in public be required to attend basic marksmanship and safety training so they understand the regulations associated with such an action.” ....