The Family and Personal Protection Care Act, aka House Bill 997, is a bill yet to be voted on by the House. In order to carry a firearm, HB 997 would require permits, qualification testing, fingerprinting, photographing, and a searchable database for law enforcement.

Under this bill, we would enjoy the same privileges as someone who committed the act of rape, being required to register our persons, and being made subject to suspicion, inconvenience, and the invasion of our privacy and security.

It is in violation of the Second Amendment to the Constitution to regulate or require a registry or permit in order to carry, purchase, or possess a firearm of any kind. The Second Amendment states, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”