Reach Olivia Krauth at and on Twitter at. They will return March 29 and 30 to override vetoes and pass any final bills before ending the 2023 legislative session.
Lawmakers will meet Thursday before adjourning for the veto period. Beshear will have 10 days to either sign the bill into law, let it become law without his signature or veto it. Since the Senate did not change the bill from its initial state, it does not need to go back to the House for concurrence and will go straight to Beshear’s desk. He says that's something the Republican-controlled legislature would need to do. Danny Carroll, David Givens and Chris McDaniel joined the chamber’s six Democrats in voting against the bill. In Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear says he can't make changes to gun access. LIST: Here are the key bills advancing - and dying - in the 2023 Kentucky legislatureĪfter debating the bill’s constitutionality and potential impact on law enforcement Wednesday afternoon, the Senate voted 27-9 to approve the bill. It slowly but consistently advanced out of the House and through the Senate over the last several weeks. Vernon, would prohibit local law enforcement agencies in Kentucky from enforcing federal firearm regulations. Similar measures have been found unconstitutional in other states because state laws can't override federal ones. Andy Beshear for consideration Wednesday. Kentucky lawmakers gave a “2nd Amendment Sanctuary” bill to Gov. Seven others who were hospitalised have been released.FRANKFORT, Ky. Nick Wilt remained in critical condition this week, battling pneumonia. One of the victims of the shooting, 63-year-old Tommy Elliott, was a friend of Greenberg and the Kentucky governor, Andy Beshear.Įight people were injured, including a rookie police officer shot in the head. Published Ap3:01PM (EDT) Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, speaks during a news conference after a gunman opened fire at the Old National Bank building on Apin. Fawn Creek Township is in Montgomery County. The bill, however, received overwhelming bipartisan support in the Kentucky House and Senate. Fawn Creek Township is located in Kansas with a population of 1,618. Critical of the law, he has sought workarounds that would render crime weapons unusable after they are confiscated by police. Democratic Governor Andy Beshear signed the bill into law on Friday, ending months of controversy and protests from anti-gun groups and Democrats in the state legislature. Greenberg was shot at himself during his campaign last year. An auction held last year totaled nearly $174,000, according to Kentucky state police.īut the Louisville mayor, Craig Greenberg, made headlines after the bank shooting when he said the “murder weapon will be back on the streets one day under Kentucky’s current law”.
Usually, confiscated guns are bought at auctions by federally licensed gun dealers. They said the first step in that process occurred on Monday, when federal agents took possession of the rifle. The family said they were working “vigorously” to see the rifle destroyed. “We respectfully urge the Kentucky state legislature to lead the way by changing Kentucky law to remove the gun auction provision.” In their statement on Kentucky gun law, the Sturgeon family, who live in Indiana, said: “This tragedy is yet another indication that meaningful, commonsense gun safety measures must be enacted. Sturgeon was fatally shot by a police officer. The family did not comment on the CNN report.Īfter the shooting, it told a CNN affiliate, WDRB: “While Connor, like many of his contemporaries, had mental health challenges which we, as a family, were actively addressing, there were never any warning signs or indications he was capable of this shocking act.” This time, the governor knew some of the victims well. But what you saw after Monday’s massacre in Louisville, Kentucky, was different. You’ve seen it so many times before: A governor speaking after a mass shooting, mourning the loss of life.
It was reported, meanwhile, that the gunman, 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, left two notes before he went to the Old National Bank and opened fire.Īccording to CNN, citing two law enforcement sources, “the notes reveal that part of the shooter’s goal was to show how easy it was in America for someone dealing with a serious mental illness to buy an assault-style weapon”. Kentucky's Andy Beshear was among those mourning a personal loss after the mass shooting in Louisville.
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