One bill is a first-of-its-kind that mandates any one carrying a permitted concealed handgun must also carry an electronic stun gun. A second bill tries to make it as obnoxious as possible for people to carry by requiring a yellow or red placard for people to carry a permitted concealed handgun and green if they are banned. This is requiring that restaurants and other businesses will have to post something, which we suspect will also run into a problem in the courts.
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Section 1.
The legislature finds that carrying a lethal firearm as the only means of defense often increases danger to the public. Data demonstrates that lethal firearms intended to be wielded by a victim to defend themselves often end up being used against the victim or being used to kill another person, instead of being used successfully for self-defense. Other times, individuals using firearms in self-defense injure or kill innocent bystanders.
The legislature believes that carrying a lethal firearm for self-defense can often escalate a dangerous situation, rather than de-escalate it, and that requiring individuals carrying firearms to also carry non-lethal options for self-defense will improve safety for the carrier, the public, and law enforcement.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Prohibit persons with a license to carry a firearm from carrying a firearm on the licensee’s person without also carrying an electric gun on the licensee’s person; and
(2) Require a person’s license to carry a firearm be revoked if the licensee carries a firearm without also carrying an electric gun. . . .
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The placards that are required are discussed here.
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“§134- Placarding; notice of property owner’s permission to carry firearms or large knives at businesses or restaurants open to the public. (a) Any business or restaurant open to the public shall post a color-coded placard indicating whether the business or restaurant allows firearms or large knives to be brought onto the premises. The placard shall be posted in a location clearly visible to the general public and patrons entering the business or restaurant.
(b) The placard shall not be defaced, marred, camouflaged, hidden, or removed. It shall be unlawful to operate a business or restaurant unless the placard is posted in accordance with this section.
(c) By January 1, 2027, the department of law enforcement shall provide businesses and restaurants with free and easily downloadable placards. The placards shall be color-coded as follows:
(1) A green placard shall indicate that the business or restaurant does not allow firearms or large knives to be brought onto the premises;
(2) A yellow placard shall indicate that the business or restaurant allows either firearms or large knives to be brought onto the premises, but not both; and
(3) A red placard shall indicate that the business or restaurant allows firearms and large knives to be brought onto the premises.
(d) For the purposes of this section:
“Business” has the same meaning as defined in section 328J‑1.
“Large knife” means a knife with a blade more than inches in length.
“Open to the public” means enclosed or partially enclosed areas to which the public is invited or permitted and areas within any building available for use by or accessible to the general public during the normal course of business conducted therein by private entities, including educational facilities, financial institutions, health care facilities, hotel and motel lobbies, lanais, laundromats, reception areas, restaurants, retail food production and marketing establishments, retail service establishments, retail stores, shopping malls, sports arenas, theaters, and waiting rooms, but does not include a private residence unless it is used as a child care, adult day care, or health care facility.
“Restaurant” has the same meaning as defined in section 328J-1.”
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