1. Concealed guns in the workplace/
campus
Olivia Herrock
KINS 3021
Safety Education
2. STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION
“The right of each citizen to keep and bear
arms shall not be abridged, but this provision
shall not prevent the passage of laws to
prohibit the carrying of weapons concealed
on the person.”
Article 1, Section 11.
3. Louisiana State Gun Laws as of
1/17/12
RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS!
HANDGUNS
No
No
Registration of Firearms! No
No
Licensing of Owners!
No
No
Permit to Carry!
No
Yes
Permit to Purchase!
4. Carrying
The state of Louisiana recognizes open
carry.
No person shall carry a concealed
firearm intentionally without a permit
unless one is a peace officer in
performance of his or her official
duties.
5. Concealed Handgun Definition
Any handgun as defined in R.S.
40:1379.3(J)(1), which is
carried on a person in such a
manner as to hide or obscure
the handgun from plain view.
In a pocket or purse or on a belt
clip or in a concealed holster.
6. Openly carrying a firearm in public
“Open Carry”
The act of publicly carrying a
firearm in plain sight. Plain sight
is broadly defined as not being
hidden from common
observation
School zones (if you are not in
your vehicle, or on private
property), government (state
and local) buildings, and any
private property that posts signs
expressly forbidding the carrying
of firearms
7. To qualify for a concealed handgun
permit, a Louisiana resident shall:
Make sworn application to the deputy secretary of public safety
services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Be a resident of the state
Be twenty-one years of age or older.
Not suffer from a mental or physical infirmity due to disease,
illness, or retardation which prevents the safe handling of a
handgun.
Not be ineligible to possess a firearm by virtue of having been
convicted of a felony
Not have entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or been
found guilty of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2 at the
misdemeanor level
8. Possession
No state permit is required to possess a rifle, shotgun,
or a handgun.
A person cannot own a firearm for a period of ten
years from the date of completion of the prison
sentence, probation, parole or suspension of
sentence.
9. Prohibited Locations to Carry a Gun
R.S. 40:1379.3 (N) states that no concealed handgun may be
carried into and no concealed handgun permit issued
pursuant to this Section shall authorize or entitle a permittee
to carry a concealed handgun in any of the following:
10. Prohibited Locations to Carry a Gun
Continued
A law enforcement office, station, or building;
A meeting place of the governing authority of a political
subdivision;
The state capitol building
11. Prohibited Locations to Carry a Gun
Continued
Any school "firearm free zone" as defined in R.S.
14:95.6.
Any church, synagogue, mosque or similar place of
worship;
A parade or demonstration for which a permit is issued
by a governmental entity;
12. Prohibited Locations to Carry a Gun
Continued
Any portion of an airport facility where the carrying of
firearms is prohibited under federal law, except that no
person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal
firearm into the terminal, if the firearm is encased for
shipment, for the purpose of checking such firearm as
lawful baggage;
No individual to whom a concealed handgun permit is
issued may carry such concealed handgun into the
private residence of another without first receiving the
consent of that person.
13. Concealed Handgun Classes
ULM offers an NRA Personal Protection Course
that fulfills the training requirement to apply for
a Louisiana Concealed Handgun Permit.
Some of the topics covered include concealed
carry law, shoot-don’t shoot, gun safety and
more.
