House Wants Uniform Local Gun Laws

The South Dakota House says local governments should be barred from adopting ordinances restricting possession of firearms. The House voted 46-20 on Tuesday to pass HB1278, which prohibits townships, counties and cities from adopting general restrictions on firearms.

Supporters said the goal is to make laws dealing with carrying firearms uniform across the state. They said people with concealed weapons permits should be able to go from one community to another without fear of violating a local law.

On principle, anything that extends protection of one’s right to exercise the 2nd Amendment is a good thing as far as the Chief is concerned. Obviously all won’t agree…but then again, there’s lots of laws that the Chief doesn’t agree with. This isn’t one of them.