There are many instances when bills languish on a governor’s desk in legal limbo, but not this time. Landry ran for governor last year on a platform that included strong support for erasing the obligation to ask for the government’s permission to exercise Second Amendment rights.
And he made short work of fulfilling that promise.
The bill was introduced barely two weeks ago during a special session on crime and public safety. It sailed through the legislature and ultimately made concealed carry licenses optional for law-abiding Louisianans.
Addressing Fox News Digital, Landry celebrated the event. “Today, we join 27 other states in passing Constitutional Carry. I promised the folks of Louisiana that I would champion Constitutional Carry into law, and within two months, I have honored that commitment.”
He further thanked the National Rifle Association for its role in supporting the long-awaiting new law.
Landry told the assembly gathered for this week’s signing that this was not the cumulation of his work to protect freedoms, but only the beginning.
The bill’s primary author, state Sen. Blake Miguez (R), told the outlet that the governor’s signature was a “milestone” in the quest for individual rights.
“Today, Louisiana asserts its unwavering commitment to the Second Amendment by enacting Constitutional Carry, a move that embodies the absolute right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms.”
A similar measure cleared the legislature in 2021 but was vetoed by then-Gov. John Bel Edwards (D). An override session failed, meaning gun rights advocates would wait two more years to see their goal reached.
In what is surely not a coincidence, the new law takes effect on Independence Day.
