Ok, let's be smart! I believe it is very unreasonable to expect a bill that would fine local governments $100,000 dollars for violation of a statute to pass when our economy is in the tank, or at any other time really. Nobody in their right mind would vote for that, when the hundred grand comes from my pocket and every other tax payers, and then local taxes would be raised for the city's mistake. It needs to be reasonable to actually have a CHANCE of passing, which HB 500 is. HB 500 gives us what is needed to do away with these illegal ordinances, while not paying higher taxes to make up for the hundred grand they would have been charged. As far as concealed carry without a license, I don't see that passing any time soon either, because permits generate a ton of revenue in such uncertain times.
Also, I'm fairly certain, (being as democrats have control of the house), that these two bills and HB 500 would not have passed if the democrats didn't want them to, but hey, they did pass! If the senate passes these three bills, gunowners will have gained a lot this legislative session, but let's wait and see how far all 3 go in the republican controlled senate!
I'm a registered republican, but they piss me off a lot of years here in Ky. I'm also dissapointed in them on the national level as well. I absolutely can't stand most democrats on the national scene, but with republicans bending over for them, especially during an election year, I'm very disappointed.