Louisiana Legislators are back in regular session and before them are a number of bills that were pre-filed, including three that will impact gun enthusiasts.

House Bill 4 is a constitutional amendment and would make it legal to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or license.

Hunter Simmons, with Simmons Sporting Goods supports the bill, but believes gun education is important.

“I do like the conceal carry courses, I think everybody should go through one. You need to have some sort of firearms training; a lot of people think they know it all, but when it comes down to when you can use force to protect you life, you need to know the laws, and those change all the time,” says Simmons.

Currently, you must take a course before you can legally conceal a gun on your person.

We spoke with locals who are both for and against House Bill 4.

Samuel Dawson says he believes “it is our right to carry guns with no permits whatsoever.”

Meantime, Anja Lyles says the bill is a bad idea.

“That’s crazy. I mean, why would anybody want that? Why would you want anybody who has no clue how to operate a gun, or what the laws are?.. There are things you need to know before you can carry a gun just anywhere, so there’s no way anyone should want that to happen.”

House Bill 6 would exclude carrying a concealed handgun from the crime of illegal carrying of weapons for certain people. This bill relates to House Bill 4.

House Bill 69 has to do with the criminal ramifications of illegally buying or selling a firearm. Within this bill is a mandatory 10 day waiting period between the purchase and actual ownership of a gun. Simmons says this type of law would hurt the gun industry.

“A 10 day wait would kill about half my gun sales because guys are in town for the day or they drive over 2 hours to come see the store and check it out and I don’t feel like it would stop any crime whatsoever… It would be very very bad for all gun stores,” says Simmons.

The 10 day waiting period would not apply to those who already hold a conceal handgun permit or a law enforcement officer acting in his official capacity.

House Bill 69 finds support among some locals.

“That gives them time to check into your background to see what kind of person you are before they allow you to do so,” says Dawson.

Lyles questions those who can’t wait ten days.

“I don’t think ten days is too long at all because if anybody wants a gun, you should not have a reason to need it immediately,” says Lyles.

For more information on each bill, follow the links below.

House Bill 4:

http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=16RS&b=HB4&sbi=y

House Bill 6:

http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=16RS&b=HB6&sbi=y

House Bill 69: