Citizens' and Students' Self-Defense Act.

WORKING DRAFT
2013
STATE OF
WYOMING
13LSO-0428.E1

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0105

Citizens' and Students' Self-Defense Act.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Jaggi, Burkhart, Hutchings, Kroeker, McKim, Miller, Reeder and Winters and Senator(s) Dockstader and Hicks

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
firearms
;

removing
and repealing
restriction on the carrying of
firearms
in certain areas as specified;
providing for the carrying of
firearms
by permit holders as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 6
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105 is created to read:

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105.

Special exceptions for state issued concealed carry permits.

(a
)

Persons holding a valid concealed carry permit issued by the state of Wyoming
under W.S. 6
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104(a)(ii)
may carry a
firearm
in the following places:

(i)

Any school, college or professional athletic event
conducted on public property
;

(ii
)

Any
public
college or university facility.

(b)

Permanent employees of a school district who hold a valid concealed carry permit issued by the state of Wyoming under W.S. 6
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104(a)(ii) may carry a concealed firearm on or into any facility of the school district, provided the employee first notifies the following persons that the employee intends to carry a concealed firearm on or into a school district facility:

(i)

T
he superintendent of the school district; and

(ii)

The principal of the school at which the employee is employed, or other person with responsibility for the school district facility at which the employee is employed.

(c)

The superintendent of the school district shall inform all law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over
the area in which the school district facility is located of all permanent employees providing notice pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Information provided under this subsection shall only be used by local law enforcement in preparing for a response to any potential incident at a school district facility.

(d)

In addition to those persons specified in subsection (b) of this section, persons who hold a valid concealed carry permit issued by the state of Wyoming under W.S. 6
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104(a)(ii) may carry a concealed firearm on or into a school or facility of the school district, provided:

(i)

The person is the parent or legal guardian of a student currently enrolled in the school or school district facility;

(ii)

Upon entering the school or school district facility, the person notifies the principal of the school or other person with responsibility for the school district facility that the person intends to carry a concealed firearm on or into the school or school district facility.

(e)

Nothing in this section shall authorize a current student of a school district to carry a concealed firearm on or into any facility of a school district.

(f
)

If the entrance to any place described in subsection
s

(a),
(b)
and (d)
of this section is secured by metal detectors, the permit holder shall show
his permit to the security officer stationed there.

(g)

Any person carrying a firearm pursuant to this section shall at all times maintain the firearm on his person or within a container kept within his immediate control.

Section 2.

W.S. 6
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104(t)
(intro)
is amended to read:

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104.

Wearing or carrying concealed weapons; penalties; exceptions; permits.

(t)

Except as provided in W.S. 6
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105, n
o person authorized to carry a concealed weapon pursuant to paragraphs (a)(ii) through (iv) of this section shall carry a concealed firearm into:

Section 3
.

W.S. 6
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104(t)(v) is repealed.

Section 4
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END
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