Gun-control advocates just don't learn.

John Bagneris (D-Duh) dislikes Lousiana's state preemption law and is seeking to carve out an exception with respect to firearms in HB959.

HB959 Text

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Abstract: Provides an exception to the general prohibition regarding the enacting of ordinances more restrictive than state law related to firearms.

Present law prohibits governing authorities of political subdivisions from enacting any ordinance or regulation more restrictive than state law concerning the sale, purchase, possession, ownership, transfer, transportation, license, or registration of firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or ammunition.

Proposed law exempts the governing authority or a parish containing a municipality with a population of 300,000 or more according to the most recent federal decennial census from present law.

Proposed law retains present law which provides that a local governing authority in a highrisk area may develop a plan with federally licensed firearms manufacturers, dealers, or importers to secure the inventory of firearms and ammunition of those licensees in order to prevent looting of the licensee's premises during a declared state of emergency or disaster. (Amends R.S. 40:1796(A))

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The reason this law was enacted originally was due to the actions of state officials in the days and weeks after Katrina.

Another of Bagneris' bills, HB69, creates a mandatory 10-day waiting period for firearms sales.

Another bill to look at: HB693 Original/ HB693 Amended

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