Kansas CCW Bill Moving Right Along!!!!

[Township75]

House panel approves concealed guns bill
By Bill Draper, Associated Press

Monday, February 23, 2004

TOPEKA — A bill that would allow Kansans to carry concealed weapons cleared a hurdle Monday.

The House Federal and State Affairs Committee voted 13-7 to send the legislation to the full House, along with an amendment defining school property. The bill prohibits concealed guns in government buildings and schools, but the committee had a hard time determining what constitutes school property.

Kansas is one of only four states that do not allow residents to carry concealed firearms.

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Proponents this year say women should be allowed to carry concealed weapons to protect themselves. Rep. L. Candy Ruff, D-Leavenworth, told the committee that some rape victims already carry concealed guns.


For the full story go here
http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/162202

[jhfenton]

1. The fee is too high

I support the bill as a step forward, but the $150 application fee is way too high. By the time one pays the $150 fee, pays for training, and buys a firearm, the right self-defense will be unaffordable to many Kansans.

[RoeBear]

2. What's wrong with a high fee?

It keeps the lower classes out of the system. Poor people can't be trusted with rights. Especially gun rights.

(for the uninitiated the preceding was sarcasm)