[blackpuma]

I assume that everybody's heard about this, but for completeness, here it is. It was nice to see a state legislature override the veto of the Kansas governor to get it through. Congratulations to the democrat legislators who listened to their constituants and broke rank with their leadership.

KANSAS PASSES "SHALL-ISSUE" RIGHT-TO-CARRY!

On Thursday, Governor Sebelius' (D) veto of NRA-backed Right-to-Carry legislation, Senate Bill 418, "The Personal and Family Protection Act," was overridden!

"After 12 years, it took a collective, bi-partisan effort to win this fight," NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox declared. Kansas now joins 38 other states that respect the Right-to-Carry and allow their citizens to carry a firearm for personal protection.

The Kansas State Senate voted 30 to 10 to override Governor Sebelius' veto of the Right-to-Carry legislation. Less than a day later, the Kansas House of Representatives voted 91 to 33 to sustain the override.

Cox continued, "We want to recognize the steadfast support of several state leaders. Without their hard work, Kansans would still be deprived of this valuable law. Senator Phil Journey (R-26), Representative Candy Ruff (D-40), and Representative Gary Hayzlett (R-122), worked tirelessly on this measure and we thank them."

"As always, we appreciate the commitment and participation of our members in Kansas for helping pass this legislation and helping override the Governor's veto of this law that will serve to protect law-abiding Kansans and their families," concluded Cox.

 

[Jeff Johnson]

This is excellent news !!!

I haven't seen the details yet of whether or not they have provisions for reciprocity. I'll have to check into that. It would be excellent if we were able to get recognition or reciprocity with our Utah permits.

 

[W. Clark Aposhian]

Kansas doesn't require reciprocity but they do require that recognized states have training similar to their requirement of 8 hours classroom instruction.

It will be up to their AG's office to determine if Utah's will suffice.
I already have sent a letter to Kansas AG's office outlining our training requirements.
We'll have to wait and see.
Clark