Kansas House advances pair of gun bills to Senate

By Chris Eger

Lawmakers gave their approval last week to a bill lowering the age for concealed weapons to 18 and another to up gun prohibitions on domestic abusers.
The measures, HB 2042, which would make a host of changes to the state’s concealed carry laws, passed 76-44 while the domestic abuse bill, HB 2145, saw unanimous support.
The more controversial of the pair would drop the minimum age for a concealed weapon’s license in Kansas from 21 to 18 and require the state to recognize all valid concealed carry licenses and permits issued by other states, the latter endorsed by the state attorney general’s office.
Moriah Day, chairman of the Kansas State Rifle Association, said that Kansans aged 18 were adults. “They can serve in the military and give their lives for our freedom. They should be trusted to carry a firearm for self-defense,” Day said.
What the gun rights advocates did not agree with is a successful amendment by Republican state Rep. Clay Aurand that would allow public universities in the state to refuse to allow permitless concealed carry on their campuses.
“It is crucial that the Senate remove the dangerous Aurand amendment when they have the opportunity to do so,” said the group’s political action

Source: Guns.com