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Statewide gun-free zone ban legislation expected for 2025 session

Members of the Joint Judiciary Committee discussed allowing firearms in more public places as educators, other members of the public expressed concern

Lawmakers wrote the latest page in Wyoming's gun-free-zone saga Thursday afternoon with a relatively calm, hour-long discussion of where guns should be allowed.

While the Joint Judiciary Committee took no action, Rep. Jeremy Haroldson (R-Wheatland) said he would be bringing back legislation targeting Wyoming's gun-free zones in the upcoming session.

"And I hope it'll be a better bill than last year," he said.

Given the successes of the hard-right Freedom Caucus during the primaries - a group that Haroldson belongs to - he may have bolstered support for passing the legislation and overriding an...

 
 
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