RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 465 (HB 124) 2021 Regular Session Hollis
Existing law provides that the illegal carrying of weapons is any of the following and
provides criminal penalties for those who are convicted of the offense:
(1)The intentional concealment of any firearm, or other instrumentality customarily used
or intended for probable use as a dangerous weapon, on one's person.
(2)The ownership, possession, custody or use of any firearm, or other instrumentality
customarily used as a dangerous weapon, at any time by an enemy alien.
(3)The ownership, possession, custody or use of any tools, or dynamite, or
nitroglycerine, or explosives, or other instrumentality customarily used by thieves or
burglars at any time by any person with the intent to commit a crime.
(4)The intentional concealment on one's person of any switchblade knife, spring knife,
or other knife or similar instrument having a blade which may be automatically
unfolded or extended from a handle by the manipulation of a button, switch, latch,
or similar contrivance located on the handle. Existing law provides certain
exceptions to this prohibition.
(5)The intentional possession or use by any person of a dangerous weapon on a school
campus during regular school hours or on a school bus. Existing law provides certain
exceptions to this prohibition.
New law provides an exception to the prohibition described in Paragraph (1) of existing law
for any person who has a valid concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to existing law
(R.S. 40:1379.1.1, 1379.3, and 1379.3.2). New law further provides that the provisions of
Paragraph (1) of existing law shall not prohibit a person with a valid concealed handgun
permit issued pursuant to existing law from carrying a concealed firearm or other
instrumentality customarily used or intended for probable use as a dangerous weapon on his
person unless otherwise prohibited by existing law.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 14:95(A)(1), (2), and (3))