Hello everyone and welcome back to the channel. Thank you everyone for all the well wishes and the suggestions of lemon and honey and all of that. I have been doing regular shots of fire cider. It seems to be helping. I recorded a video just before this so the voice is starting to go some, but we're going to keep going because that's what we do here. Now, right off the bat, I will tell you before my voice breaks that this video is brought to today with the help of a blackout coffee company, your second amendment roaster based out of a sunny Florida, they have amazing flavors of coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. And every purchase through my link helps support the channel. Blackout also supports veterans and soldiers overseas and even has special partner roasts where part of every purchase goes to some of the best gun rights groups out there like GOA and FPC.
So to support them and support the channel, go to blackout coffee.com/liberty. And if you have not used it before my code Liberty doll, we'll get you a one-time 20% discount. So check it out down there in the description. Alright, gang, we have some interesting news out of Wyoming today, which is especially pertinent given the Gabriel Metcalf case updates that I covered earlier and literally recorded for you 30 seconds ago. And that is that Wyoming, a constitutional carry state is considering creating a new gun permit, one that would specifically allow people to carry in any and all school zones K through 12 and even on college campuses. Senate file 37 was introduced by Republican Senator Cooper and seeks to create what he's calling and enhanced concealed carry permits. The bill would create the permitting and application process, which would be pretty similar to current concealed carry requirements with the addition of having undergone at least eight hours of training in the previous 12 months.
Now, school carry is not currently allowed in the state, though some school boards have adopted policies to allow teachers to carry in class. The idea for the bill was allegedly from a constituent who said he wanted to be able to legally carry when dropping his son off at school and pointed out that under current law if a concealed carry permit holder happened upon a school shooter and shot them, the licensed gun owner would also be arrested and charged at least according to statute. Now, one of the bill's own co-sponsors said that she wasn't thrilled about the idea of random gun owners being able to carry on campus because they could easily be mistaken for the shooter in that exact hypothetical situation. But she said that she recognized parents' desire for safety and they wish to be able to protect their children whenever they might be on campus.
And there is, I suppose, some credence to that argument about like, oh, well, if the cops show up, the concealed carry permit person might be mistaken for the shooter, but up are the cops even going to show up in time? I would rather have the option of the legal gun owner who is already there taking care of the situation than waiting around for the cops when they might not even go inside and stop the shooter and might just let kids be unloved. It's not like we haven't seen that before. I'd argue that an even better way to protect your kids from school shooters is to not put them in government schools to begin with, but I recognize that not everyone sees that as an option. If someone is willing to go through all of this to be able to carry into a school district, then we want, ultimately we want our kids to be safe.
Co-sponsor. Wendy Schuler said she is the one that didn't know if she agreed with it at first, I would at least feel better about the safety issue with someone that has gone through some training like our teachers have. So it sounds like the training piece is a way to get more people on board with this bill. Now, while this bill states that there is an option for using a current concealed carry permit as part of someone's identification to apply, it doesn't look like it's a requirement to already have one of these licenses to apply for this new enhanced one. These training requirements would be to learn about state law taught by either a lawyer or law enforcement basic gun safety, life fire training and self-defense principles by this bill. If someone completes the training and isn't a prohibited person, they should be granted the permit and that permit would be good for five years.
All that being said, a similar though more expansive bill was previously vetoed by Governor Mark Gordon last year. That bill would have repealed the Guney Zones Act, allowing people to carry in government meetings, which would include the legislature and schools, the fact that it was passed by the legislature, but then vetoed is pretty damning, and the State's Freedom Caucus has vowed to introduce that bill again this coming session, especially as they made enough gains in the last election to gain control over both the state's chambers. Now, if that bill passed, it's a pretty easy bet that this one will as well. But again, whether it gets past the governor's desk is another question entirely. Oh, and my light just went out. Good thing that we're at the end. I would think that if the bill gets to his desk twice and he vetoes it twice, he's going to have some pretty unhappy folks on his hands and maybe he doesn't want to deal with worrying about reelection or something. So we'll see. In the meantime, you guys know the drill for all of the outgrown things. As always, thanks for tuning in. Stay safe out there and happy shooting.
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