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A bill by a lawmaker from Bossier Parish that would have allowed concealed weapons to be carried inside churches has been shot down in a Louisiana Senate committee.
The bill, which had passed the House in a 74-18 vote, found no support in a Senate judiciary committee on Tuesday.
The measure by Rep. Henry Burns, R-Haughton, would have required the religious leader of a church, mosque or synagogue to sign off on any plan to allow weapons inside churches.
Burns told the committee that changing times mean churches are not the safe places they used to be. They should be able to take steps to protect their parishioners, Burns argued.
The bill would have required churches choosing to allow concealed carry provisions to notify their congregations. Those authorized to carry weapons in the church would have had to take eight hours of tactical training each year, under Burns' bill.
http://www.ktbs.com/news/23833530/detail.html
A bill by a lawmaker from Bossier Parish that would have allowed concealed weapons to be carried inside churches has been shot down in a Louisiana Senate committee.
The bill, which had passed the House in a 74-18 vote, found no support in a Senate judiciary committee on Tuesday.
The measure by Rep. Henry Burns, R-Haughton, would have required the religious leader of a church, mosque or synagogue to sign off on any plan to allow weapons inside churches.
Burns told the committee that changing times mean churches are not the safe places they used to be. They should be able to take steps to protect their parishioners, Burns argued.
The bill would have required churches choosing to allow concealed carry provisions to notify their congregations. Those authorized to carry weapons in the church would have had to take eight hours of tactical training each year, under Burns' bill.