Concerning the Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act

H Sub for SB 306 makes several amendments to Personal and Family Protection Act, which established the concealed carry law. These changes include:

• Change the term “weapon” to “handgun” in the Act;

• Removes a number of current requirements to qualify to carry a concealed handgun;

• Allows a person to carry a concealed handgun while the application is pending if certain criteria are met;

• Eliminates certain requirements for license renewal;

• Reduces the current fees for licensure and renewal

• Eliminates the requirement for fingerprinting of applicants for renewal and adds a requirement for a name-based national criminal records check for renewal;

• Extends the term of a license for 90 days after a person is no longer a resident of Kansas;

• Modifies the provision governing the public and private places a licensee may not carry a concealed handgun, including deleting the prohibition of carrying a concealed weapon on the state fair grounds;

• Excludes parking lots and garages from being included in any public or private facility where a concealed handgun is prohibited;

• Revises the sign prohibiting the concealed carry of handguns.

The bill takes effect upon its publication in the Kansas Statute Book

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A special thanks to the NRA & KSRA spicifpecifically Patricia Stoneking President of KSRA