Limiting firearm seizure and regulation during emergencies.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details about the impact on businesses and individuals, leaving some uncertainty.

Limiting Gun Control During Emergencies

This law limits what the governor can do to control guns and gun-related businesses during emergencies.

What This Bill Does

• Limits the governor's power to close or limit hours for stores that sell firearms, ammunition, or parts of firearms unless such restrictions apply equally to all forms of commerce in the state.
• Prevents the governor from closing shooting ranges during emergencies.
• Stops the governor from placing quantity limitations on the lawful sale of firearms, ammunition, and weapon components.
• Does not allow the governor to suspend or revoke a permit to carry a concealed weapon unless it's allowed by other laws.

Who It Names or Affects

• The governor and state officials who make emergency rules.
• People who own gun stores, shooting ranges, and businesses that deal with firearms or parts of firearms.
• Anyone who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

Terms To Know

Personal weapons

This includes firearms and other types of weapons.

Concealed weapon permit

A document that allows someone to carry a hidden firearm in public places.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies during states of emergency declared by the governor.
• It does not change other laws about guns and emergencies, just adds new limits.
• The exact impact on businesses and individuals depends on how future governors interpret this law.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0570
Bill No.:

SF0155

Effective:

7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

21LSO-0570

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0040

Chapter No.:

106

Prime Sponsor:

Driskill

Catch Title:

Limiting firearm seizure and regulation during emergencies.

Subject:

Limits on powers concerning regulating firearms during states of emergency.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law limits the power of the executive branch to impose additional firearm-related restrictions during states of emergency that the governor declares.

This act amends those limitations to specify that Wyoming law concerning states of emergency do not allow the executive branch to impose the following limitations during states of emergency:

Close or limit the operating hours of any person selling firearms or ammunition unless the closures or limitations apply equally to all forms of commerce in the state or political subdivision;
Close or limit the hours of any shooting range;
Place restrictions or quantity limitations on the lawful sale of weapons,
ammunition
and weapon components;
Suspend or revoke a permit to carry a concealed weapon unless the suspension or revocation is otherwise authorized by law.

The act clarifies that the executive branch cannot impose additional restrictions as to the permitting of weapons and includes "personal weapons" as a category for which additional restrictions cannot be imposed.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

21LSO-0570

ORIGINAL Senate

ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0155

ENROLLED ACT NO. 40,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to homeland security; specifying additional limitations on the exercise of powers related to homeland security and states of emergency concerning firearms; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 19
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13
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104(e)(ii)(intro), (A), (C)
and by creating new paragraphs (iii) through (vi) is amended to read:

19
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13
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104.

Powers of governor generally; director, office of homeland security.

(e)

With the exception of regulating governmental entities who engage in the activities described in this section or who operate an indoor or outdoor shooting range, n
othing in this chapter shall be construed to confer upon the governor, the director, the executive heads or governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state, sheriffs, chiefs of police or any employee or agent of the state or any governmental unit within the state the power to:

(ii)

Impose additional restrictions as to the lawful possession,
permitting,
transfer, sale, carrying, storage, display or use of:

(A)

Firearms
or other personal weapons
;

(C)

Components of firearms
, personal weapons
or ammunition.

(iii)

Close or limit the operating hours of any person or entity engaged in the lawful selling or servicing
of any firearm, ammunition or other personal weapon, or any component thereof, unless the closing or limitation of operating hours applies equally to all forms of commerce within the jurisdiction of the state, political subdivision or governmental entity;

(iv)

Close or limit the operating hours of any indoor or outdoor shooting range;

(v)

Place restrictions or quantity limitations on any entity regarding the lawful sale or servicing of any firearm, ammunition or personal weapon, or any component thereof;

(vi)

Suspend or revoke a permit to carry a concealed weapon issued pursuant to W.S. 6
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8
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104, unless the suspension or revocation is authorized and completed pursuant to W.S. 6
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8
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104.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2021
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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