Proposal #2

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The amendment also would remove language from the Constitution that explicitly gives the Legislature the authority to pass laws restricting the right to carry a concealed weapon.

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Does this mean that we will no longer need a concealed carry permit to carry in state?

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This change in the Constitution would give Louisiana the strongest protection of arms rights in the nation and protect the rights of law-abiding citizens. The right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right and there should be no doubt about that in the state’s Constitution. Any law that would restrict or infringe on such a fundamental right ought to meet the highest standard of judicial review to ensure that the law truly addresses a compelling public safety threat and is not too broad in its impact or any more restrictive than necessary to meet its goal.

The state could continue to prohibit guns at schools, in government buildings
and some other sensitive areas where the state has a compelling government
interest in ensuring public safety. Private property owners also would not
have to worry about being prevented from prohibiting or restricting weapons
on their property because private property rights would take precedence.

Furthermore, if the makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court were to change,
then the interpretation of Second Amendment rights could change, allowing states or local jurisdictions to pass greater restrictions on guns, even in
the home. The proposed amendment would help prevent such laws that
infringe on fundamental gun rights from taking root at the local or state
level in Louisiana. Strengthening the Louisiana Constitution would protect
the Second Amendment rights of residents in the future.

The current wording in the Louisiana Constitution that allows the Legislature
to pass laws to restrict the carrying of concealed weapons could result in
a wholesale ban on concealed weapons anywhere in the state—including
inside one’s own home. Deleting that language would help ensure that in
the future the Legislature could not enact such a ban. However, the deletion
of that language does not mean the Legislature would lose its right to pass
concealed carry laws. For example, many other states do not have explicit
constitutional provisions about concealed gun laws and their legislators are
able to regulate concealed carry weapons. The proposed amendment does
not take away the authority of the Legislature to pass gun laws but subjects
those laws to greater scrutiny by the courts to ensure the protection of fundamental rights

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If the feds want our guns, the State Constitution will not stop them. It's a dumb amendment.

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Strengthening the Louisiana Constitution would protect
the Second Amendment rights of residents in the future.

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much harder to prosecute convicted felons in possession of firearms and other crimes involving guns

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What the hell are convicted felons doing with firearms to begin with? If the laws on the books were enforced, there would not be a problem

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