SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Senate Judiciary Committee today defeated a bill aimed at repealing South Dakota’s requirement to have a permit to carry a concealed handgun.
Lobbyist for South Dakota Gun Owners Travis Lasseter says permits provide a false sense of security.
He said that if you saw the flash of a pistol under someone's coat and because there's a permit law you might assume that the person is a law-abiding citizen
Retired Circuit Judge Senator Arthur Rusch says he’s seen too many people get in trouble because they had a gun in their pocket. He says some believe that a gun is a magic wand and if they wave it around they can get people to do exactly what they want they want them to do "which is not true."
The Committee sent the bill to the 41st day.