Backers to repeal law say they have 80,000 signatures
Two weeks into an ambitious petition drive, 80,000 signatures have been gathered in a bid to block a law enabling more people to carry concealed handguns.
That's more than half the signatures petition drive participants say they need to head off the law's July 1 effective date and to instead put the controversial issue on the ballot in 2002.
Last month, the Legislature approved a law requiring county gun boards to award permits to most applicants age 21 and older unless they are felons or have a history of mental illness. Others convicted of misdemeanors might not qualify for a permit, depending on when the incident occurred.
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Two weeks into an ambitious petition drive, 80,000 signatures have been gathered in a bid to block a law enabling more people to carry concealed handguns.
That's more than half the signatures petition drive participants say they need to head off the law's July 1 effective date and to instead put the controversial issue on the ballot in 2002.
Last month, the Legislature approved a law requiring county gun boards to award permits to most applicants age 21 and older unless they are felons or have a history of mental illness. Others convicted of misdemeanors might not qualify for a permit, depending on when the incident occurred.
REST OF STORY