Kansas Senate OKs dropping concealed carry from 21 to 18

Bill includes a provision allows those convicted of crimes, including domestic battery, to possess firearms after their criminal records are expunged.

April 8, 2021 - 4:26 PM

Angela Lee, who became a gun-violence activist with Moms Demand Action after her son was killed in 2017, urged a Kansas House committee in 2021 to reject a bill allowing teenagers to carry concealed handguns in the state.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Senate has advanced a bill that would lower the legal age to carry concealed firearms in Kansas from 21 to 18.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday voted 30-8 for the bill, which would require permit holders to complete a background check and undergo gun safety training.

People as young as 18 can already carry firearms in the open in Kansas.

The measure would increase the number of university and college students eligible to carry concealed firearms on campus, but education groups say it wouldn’t change…

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