Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill authorizing firearms to be carried openly without a permit by anyone legally authorized to purchase a firearm.

Highlights:

• Authorizes an individual to carry a firearm, whether concealed or not, without a permit (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits an individual from carrying a firearm with the intent to use such firearm unlawfully against another individual (Secs. 2, 5).

• Prohibits an individual from carrying a firearm, whether concealed or not, into certain locations, including but not limited to the following, without the permission of the property owner or the person in control of the premises (Sec. 1):

• Law enforcement offices or facilities;

• Government offices or meetings;

• Churches or other religious sanctuaries;

• Medical facilities or offices; and

• Locations in which firearms are prohibited by federal law.

• Specifies that an individual who wilfully carries a firearm onto a prohibited location is guilty of a misdemeanor and is required to either pay a fine of at least $1000 or serve a prison sentence of up to 1 year (Sec. 1).

• Requires an individual carrying a firearm to inform a law enforcement officer of such firearm when an officer (Sec. 1):

• Initiates an investigatory stop of the individual, including but not limited to a traffic stop;

• Identifies themselves as a law enforcement officer; or

• Requests identification or a driver’s license from the individual.

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