North Dakota constitutional carry bill heads to Gov. Burgum

By Chris Eger

The bill passed the House last month 83-9 and the Senate this week 34-13. (Photo: Rep. Becker)
Lawmakers in the North Dakota Senate on Tuesday gave a big thumbs up to a measure to allow permitless concealed carry in the state, sending the proposal to Gov. Doug Burgum.
House Bill 1169 would codify the right of law-abiding North Dakota residents to carry a concealed handgun without first obtaining a permit. It passed the House last month in an 83-9 landslide and the Senate this week 34-13.
“This is a huge victory for liberty here in North Dakota,” said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck.  “The legislature has reaffirmed the true intent of the Second Amendment.”
Becker’s proposal would leave the state’s current concealed carry permit scheme in place but allow that any resident with a state-issued ID for at least a year and is not prohibited from possessing a firearm could carry a handgun without having such a permit. It would also add a duty to inform police of their firearm during encounters such as traffic stops.
North Dakota is a “shall-issue” state with permits granted through the attorney general’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. As of the end of 2016, there were 48,700 active

Source: Guns.com