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Department of Safety rule on enhanced handgun permit prompts extended debate; committee advances after tabling motion fails
Summary
The Department of Safety’s proposed enhanced handgun-permit rules drew extended debate over age eligibility and instructor‑qualification standards; despite calls to wait for pending legislation, the committee advanced the rules.
The Department of Safety presented amended rules for the enhanced handgun-carry permit. Elizabeth Stroker, assistant general counsel, explained the rules reference the statutory eligibility criteria and that the department’s current practice — issuing permits to applicants 18 and older consistent with a federal court order — could not be written directly into administrative rules without a statutory change. The department noted a separate bill pending in the legislature would codify the 18+ practice.
The meeting contained the most contentious discussion of the day. Committee members…
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