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TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – In a controversial move, Kansas lawmakers say they want to end a requirement for permits to carry concealed weapons.

The Kansas Senate voted to advance the measure to a final vote on Thursday, where it is expected to pass.

“I just think a lot of people see it and at first glance they have an emotional reaction to it, without looking in to the details,” said Kansas Sen. Jake LaTurner.

The Kansas House and Senate have strong gun rights majorities, and GOP Gov. Sam Brownback has signed every major piece of gun rights legislation since he took office.

However, not everyone is in favor of the bill.

Sen. Tom Hawks says a recent report from the Kansas Attorney General’s Office is causing concern related to the bill.

The report claims 233 people either were not allowed permits, lost their permits or were rejected entirely.

“That means even though we have a lot of concealed carriers in the state, there are some of them that are not fit to carry,” Hawk said. “I will have remorse because I didn’t make a good enough argument to try and convince people that the system we have now does, I think, make a much better effort to protecting the public because there is required training.”

The National Rifle Association says Alaska, Arizona, Vermont and Wyoming don’t require gun owners to have a permit to carry their weapons. Montana allows concealed carry without a permit outside cities.

“The citizens of this state have a right to defend themselves without going through the permit process,” said Sen. Jake LaTurner.

“I just think that carrying without that training, maybe down the road, has some dangerous side effects,” said Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau. “We’re going back to the wild, wild West.”

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