Carrying a concealed weapon in your local bar, your parked car at work or the halls of the State House should remain off limits, House members decided Tuesday while relaxing restrictions at state parks and historic sites.

While opponents of three proposals debated Tuesday in the House of Representatives said loosening concealed weapons rules would put more members of the general public at risk, proponents said restricting them would rob people of their constitutional right to bear arms as a matter of self-protection.

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