From TPNN
Maine will allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit, a practice called “constitutional carry” by Second Amendment advocates, under a bill signed into law on Wednesday by Republican Governor Paul LePage.
The measure will make Maine the fifth state to pass a law legalizing the carrying of a handgun, either openly or concealed, without the requirement of a government permit.
Maine joins Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming and Kansas in voting to allow the practice, according to National Rifle Association spokesman Lars Dalseide.
Vermont has never required a permit. Arkansas and Montana also allow more limited forms of constitutional carry.
The Maine law will take effect 90 days after the state’s legislature adjourns, which is expected in mid-July.
