I've been working with the Gun Owners of South Dakota for a lot of years trying to get this bill passed. It's passed twice but our asshole, communist former governor vetoed it twice, the son of a bitch.
Noem signs no-permit concealed-carry gun bill into SD law
- Del Bartels Capitol Bureau
- Feb 1, 2019 Updated 15 hrs ago
Governor Kristi Noem used the ‘constitutional carry’ or ‘permitless carry’ bill as her first-ever signing of a bill into law. The Capitol rotunda was filled with legislators and other citizens, January 31, to witness the historic event, and to hear Noem’s words.
“It’s been debated; it’s been vetted; to lawfully carry a firearm for self defense … one covered by a coat or in a handbag,” Noem said. “Permit or permitless, this gives South Dakotans freedom to choose the best system that works for them.”
During the signing ceremony of Senate Bill 47, she added that citizens still have to fulfill the legal requirements of who can own, carry, and conceal a firearm. Noem said many South Dakotans still will obtain a concealed-carry permit to allow them to carry in other states with reciprocal agreements.
The law making it legal to carry a concealed gun in the state without a permit will go into effect July 1.