Concealing guns without permits: Here’s what new law allows - and doesn’t

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“Gun rights are very important in this state,” said Taylor, a criminal attorney and partner at the firm of Palmer, Walsh & Taylor. “At first glance many are likely to feel that the Second Amendment has been honored and everyone can carry a gun whenever and wherever he or she wishes. It is more complicated than that. It is not a free for all. There are limitations.”

Those limitations can include interstate travel, court-approved diagnoses of mental illness, and individuals under the age of 21. Criminal history plays a large factor, including convictions for domestic violence, assault and felony level drug use, said Taylor.

The new law has some in law enforcement apprehensive — primarily because residents won’t be required to take training and safety courses.

“Some of the impacts I see are educating the public as to what the new provisions in the law mean – what they can and can’t do – the legal standard in which they are able to defend themselves with a deadly weapon and the impacts of it if they do,” said Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Stu Miller. “There aren’t any training requirements or requirements about ensuring a person hasn’t been adjudicated mentally ill to carry without a permit.”

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