Louisiana Shields Gun Industry from Frivolous Lawsuits

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: AN ACT to enact R.S. 9:2800.30, relative to civil liability; to provide relative to the sale, manufacture, and distribution of firearms and ammunition; to provide relative to qualified civil liability actions; to provide for definitions; to provide relative to exceptions and public nuisance; to provide relative to remedies; to provide for attorney fees and court costs; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
Louisiana Shifts Concealed Carry Data to Supreme Court Control

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: AN ACT to amend and reenact R.S. 40:1379.3.3(D)(1) and to enact R.S. 40:1379.3(Z), relative to firearms; to provide relative to concealed handgun permits; to provide relative to concealed carry without a permit; to provide for the transfer of responsibility for storage of data relative to concealed handgun permit holders and applicants; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
Louisiana Expands Concealed Carry Rights to Restaurants

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: AN ACT to amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.5(C), relative to the carrying of concealed firearms; to provide relative to the carrying of concealed firearms on school property and at school-sponsored functions; to provide relative to the carrying of concealed firearms in certain places that serve alcoholic beverages; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
Louisiana Blocks Gun Purchase Tracking by Financial Firms

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: AN ACT to enact R.S. 9:2793.12, relative to liability of persons or businesses who sell or manufacture firearms; to prohibit certain financial institutions from denying financial services or discriminating against persons or businesses who sell or manufacture firearms; to prohibit the use of certain merchant category codes; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
Louisiana Eliminates Concealed Carry Permit Requirement at 18

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: AN ACT to amend and reenact R.S. 14:95(M) and R.S. 40:1379.3(B)(2)(a), (M), and (O) and to enact R.S. 14:95(N), relative to illegal carrying of weapons; to provide that law-abiding persons eighteen years of age and not prohibited from possessing a firearm may carry a concealed firearm lawfully without a permit; and to provide for related matters.. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
Louisiana Blocks Financial Tracking of Firearm Purchases

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: AN ACT to enact R.S. 9:2793.12, relative to the tracking of firearm purchases; to prohibit certain governmental entities and financial institutions from tracking firearm retailer transactions under certain circumstances; to provide relative to voluntary tracking by financial institutions; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
Louisiana Legalizes Switchblades: Expanded Knife Rights

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: AN ACT to amend and reenact R.S. 14:95(A)(4), relative to illegal carrying of weapons; to remove the prohibition related to a concealed switchblade knife; and to provide for related matters.. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
Louisiana Joins Constitutional Carry States with New 2024 Law

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: AN ACT to enact R.S. 14:95(M) and R.S. 40:1379.3.3 and to repeal R.S. 14:95(I) and R.S. 40:1379.3, relative to the illegal carrying of weapons; to provide relative to the concealed carrying of firearms without a permit; to provide for concealed handgun permit exemptions, qualifications, and training requirements; to provide relative to signage, limitations, and liability; to provide relative to the restoration of rights; and to provide for related matters.. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
Louisiana Expands Concealed Carry Rights to Restaurant Settings

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.5(C), relative to the carrying of concealed weapons; to provide relative to the prohibited locations for the carrying of a concealed weapon; to provide relative to the carrying of a concealed weapon into a restaurant which serves alcoholic beverages; to provide for applicability to concealed carry permit holders. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
Louisiana Shields Gun Purchase Privacy from Financial Tracking

Analysis of new Louisiana gun law: To enact R.S. 9:2793.12, relative to the limitation of liability; to provide relative to the right of persons to keep and bear arms; to provide for a limitation of liability for manufacturers of firearms; to prohibit certain claims against manufacturers of firearms; to repeal certain causes of action against manufacturers and sellers of firearms. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.