Kentucky lawmaker launches new attempt at constitutional carry

By Chris Eger

Kentucky Republican state Rep. Wesley Morgan argues “The government does not have the right to tell you to get a license to carry something that the constitution gives you the right to do.” (Photo: LRC Public Information)
A Republican has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming session that would renew the legislative push to let the Second Amendment serve in place of a concealed carry permit.
The measure, BR172, was submitted last month for the 2018 session by state Rep. Wesley Morgan, a Republican from Richmond, and would protect the right of Kentuckians legally able to possess a firearm to carry one concealed in public.
“Basically what we’re saying is you don’t have to have a concealed carry license, but it never was a requirement in the Second Amendment,” said Morgan, who was once an ATF agent. “The government does not have the right to tell you to get a license to carry something that the constitution gives you the right to do.”
Morgan’s seven-page bill would modify Kentucky’s current concealed carry laws to protect the right of those 21-years-old and over to carry a concealed firearm or deadly weapon without a permit. It would not replace the current permitting system, which is widely

Source: Guns.com