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Firearm bills move through State Senate

CHEYENNE — The State Senate has moved forward on two pieces of firearms legislation.

Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) said Saturday in his weekly report that the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate File 81 – Second Amendment Preservation Act unanimously. The bill would invalidate certain federal laws that limit the right to bear arms.

Cooper said that while the committee passed the bill Wednesday...