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House rejects concealed-firearm training bill after contentious amendments
Summary
House Bill 166, which would revise concealed-firearm permit training and enforcement language, failed after floor amendments and recorded votes; members clashed over restoring live-fire requirements and whether failures to instruct should require proof of 'knowingly and willfully' intent.
House Bill 166, which proposed amendments to the concealed-firearm permit requirements and instructor standards, was extensively debated on the floor and ultimately failed to pass.
Sponsor Representative Hogue said the bill aims to standardize instructor curriculum and to allow enforcement if instructors do not provide required instruction. During debate…
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