Two bills that would expand the rights of handgun owners to carry their firearms in their cars at work passed a House committee Wednesday morning, keeping the measure’s chances alive as the 2012 session nears its end.
The bills are now headed to the House Calendar and Rules committee, which is the last step before they would be scheduled for a vote in the full House.
The legislation, sometimes referred to as “guns-in-trunks,” would allow permit holders to conceal their firearms in their cars at their workplaces or on college campuses without discrimination.
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