Bill vetoed by Republican Mark Gordon, who expressed concerns about separation of powers, also covers government meetings
, Mark Gordon, has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in public schools and government meetings.
The bill “erodes historic local control norms by giving sole authority to the legislature to micromanage a constitutionally protected right”, Gordon wrote. “Any further clarification of the law, if this bill were enacted, would augment the legislature’s reach into local firearms regulation.” Concealed firearms would have been allowed with a permit in public schools and at the University of Wyoming and community colleges in areas not serving alcohol. They also would have been allowed without a permit in meetings, including those of the legislature.
Some Wyoming districts have let school officials carry guns in schools since the state began allowing it in 2017. Other states enabling permit holders to have concealed guns in schools include Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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