Some officers, deputies statewide against conceal carry without permit

Some officers, deputies statewide against conceal carry without permit

FONTENOT.SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS FROMALL OVER THE STATE ARE COMINGTOGETHER AGAINST A BILL VETOEDBY GOVERNOR EDWARDS.

THATBILL WOULD ALLOW GUN OWNERS TOCONCEAL CARRY WITHOUT A PERMITAND WITH TALKS OF A POTENTIALVETO OVERRIDE SESSION--THEPOSSIBILITY IS BACK ON THETABLE.AS OUR VICTOR JORGES REPORTS,THE GROUP SAYS OVERRIDING THEVETOWOULD BE A 'GREAT STEPBACKWARDS.VICTOR ON CAM AS THE DATE TODECIDE WHETHER ORNOT LEGISLATORS WILL GO BACK TOBATON ROUGE FOR A VETO OVERRIDESESSIOAPPROACHES, OFFICERS WANTED TOMAKE SURE THEIR STANCE IS CLEAR.THEY ARE ASKING LEGISLATORS TONOT OVERRIDE THE GOVERNOR'SVETO.

SOT SHERIFF MARLIN GUSMAN,ORLEANS PARISH "THIS CONCEALCARRY LAW WAS NOT WELL THOUGHTOUT.

WHETHER YOU'RE FROM THENORTH, SOUTH OR CENTRALLOUISIANA, IT'S IMPORTANT THATWE HAVE A LAW THAT WORKS.

THISLAW DOES NOT WORK." THE ORLEANSPARISH SHERIFF MADE HIS POINT,THIS LAW WOULD AFFECT EVERYONEIN THE STATE.

OFFICERS SAIDASIDE FROM THIS LAW PUTTING THEMAT RISK, IT WOULD BE ADANGER TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HAVINGTO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WOULDCHANGE THE WAY THEY APPROACHTHEIR JOB.

SOT SUPERINTENDENTSHAUN FERGUSON, NEW ORLEANSPOLICE DEPARTMENT "IT WOULDPUT US IN A POSITION TO HAVE TOASSUME THAT EVERYONE IS ARMED.AND IN DOING SO, THAT HEIGHTENSTHAT ENGAGEMENT OR INTERACTION,WITH WHOMEVER WE MAY ENCOUNTERTHROUGHOUT THE SCOPE OF OURDUTIES AND THAT IS SOMETHING WEDO NOT NEED RIGHT NOW."A CONCERN GUN OWNERS THAT WANTTO CONCEAL CARRY WITHOUT APERMIT HAVE IS THE PERMITTINGPROCESS MIGHT BE TOO COMPLICATEDOR EXPENSIVE.

SHERIFF CRAIGWEBRE SAYS THAT'S A LEGITIMATECONCERN, AND THE PERMITTINGPROCESS ITSELF COULD BE CHANGEDTO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE.

SOTSHERIFF CRAIG WEBRE, LAFOURCHEPARISH "I THINK THE BUREAUCRATICPROCESS LEGITIMATELY COULD BETWEAKEDAND IT SHOULD BE, AS MOST LAWSDO OVER TIME AS THEY MATURE, ANDYOU ENCOUNTERCHALLENGES OR DIFFICULTIES.

IDON'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU SHOULDHAVE TOWAIT FOR THE PROCESS OR HOW MUCHIT SHOULD COST.

BUT THE PROCESSIS ALEGITIMATE PROCESS." VICTORON CAM ONE EXAMPLE THEY USED TOGET THEIR POINT ACROSS IS SAYINGTHAT NOBODY WOULD ALLOW THEIRCHILDREN TO GET ON A SCHOOL BUSWITHOUT HAVING THEBUS DRIVER GO THORUGH THEPROCESS OF TRAINING AND HAVINGTHEREQUIRED LICENSING.LEGISLATORS HAVE UNTIL JULY 15THTO VOTE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANTTOCOME BACK HERE TO BATON ROUGE TOTRY AND OVERRIDE THE GOVERNOR'SVETOES.IN BATON ROUGE, VICTOR JORGEKATC TVVOTE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TOCOME BACK HERE TO BATON ROUGE TOTRY AND OVERRIDE THE GOVERNOR'SVETOES.IN BATON ROUGE, VICTOR JORGES,KATC TVA GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS ANDTHUNDERSTORMS REMAINS