2022 Legislative Session Thread

[BigMoose]

Well, my dire prediction of this bill fading away, made just this morning, proved to be completely untrue. Way to have some balls and stand up for citizens’ rights. I don’t care how they got it done. Playing nice wouldn’t have gotten these results. Thanks to everyone who kept the pressure on. This is a victory for every one of us, but more importantly, justice has been upheld. Justice should always prevail. Everyone be polite but firm with the Governor. We’re one step away.

I have to wonder, like I have said elsewhere, if Ohio's legislature passing it also put additional pressure on the Indiana RINOs to get something done.

This one is for you Dermody.. (The RINO who killed so so SO many of these bills without a vote over the years)

 

[KellyinAvon]

I see Bohacek was very last to vote. My guess is he saw it was passing and voted Yea so he could try to act like he supported it.

He's a snake in the grass and needs to be replaced.

That man is a weasel ****.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

There are several that deserve it but how about sending Sen Koch a word of thanks for tonight?

Senator.Koch@iga.in.gov

 

[tbhausen]

NRA-ILA | Indiana: Constitutional Carry to Go to Governor

Today, all four conferees signed the Conference Committee Report for House Bill 1296, which contains the constitutional carry language from House Bill 1077. Then, both chambers voted to adopt the report. As such, it has now passed the General Assembly and will soon head to Governor Eric...

www.nraila.org

In the Star, too, but behind a paywall.

 

[Jaybird1980]

There are several that deserve it but how about sending Sen Koch a word of thanks for tonight?

Senator.Koch@iga.in.gov

This is a fine suggestion.

 

[Colts Ironman]

Blast them! https://www.nraila.org/articles/20220308/nra-backed-constitutional-carry-passes-indiana-legislature

 

[tbhausen]

The big winner here is all the Constitutional Carry states (except ND, per USCCA), because they get reciprocity with one another with no red tape. The way it should be.

I’m really surprised all the doomsday predictors didn’t say “people from all these other states that we don’t know anything about are going to bring their guns to Indiana!”. Opportunity missed.

 

[ancjr]

Thanks guys this is great news!

 

[Mgderf]

https://act.nraila.org/campaign/37106/

Signed this, emailed governors office, physical letter written to Governor, signed,sealed, and on the mailbox for tomorrows run.

I even made sure to use a Judicial Watch return address label on the envelope.
Thought that was a nice touch, even if no-one sees it.

 

[d.kaufman]

So what would be the time-line for this to become law if Holcomb were to sign? Immediately? July 1st? January 1st, 2023?

 

[Mgderf]

So what would be the time-line for this to become law if Holcomb were to sign? Immediately? July 1st? January 1st, 2023?

Can't be soon enough.

 

[BigMoose]

Likely whenever it is early summer when all the bills take effect.

 

[tbhausen]

In Ohio, eliminating duty to retreat took several months after the Governor signed it. Probably similar here.

 

[jwamplerusa]

@KellyinAvon @JEBland and Guy Relford and everyone else who attended the committee meetings and wrote and called and pestered their elected servants.

I want to state again and in public, THANK YOU to each of you and all of INGO and the residents of this State for working toward Constitutional Carry.

If this becomes law it will be one less infringement, one less piece of government overreach, one more piece of liberty and freedom clawed back from those who have power but have not earned it and do not deserve it.

 

[El Conquistador]

So what would be the time-line for this to become law if Holcomb were to sign? Immediately? July 1st? January 1st, 2023?

In the house passed version of HB1077 that went into HB1296 says January 1st 2022

 

[tbhausen]

Edit: answered below. 7/1/2022.

 

[KLB]

Awesome news.

I see I had the double whammy. Both my R Rep and R Senator voted against it.

 

[cbhausen]

@jwamplerusa ya might wanna proofread that first paragraph of #1,454!

 

[KLB]

I'm not going to beg Holcomb to sign it. I'm going to sit back and see what he does.

 

[tbhausen]

Can anyone clarify how reciprocity will work for Indiana residents in other Constitutional Carry states, and for residents of other Constitutional Carry states in Indiana?