CHEYENNE – State Auditor Kristi Racines and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder brought an amendment to the State Building Commission (SBC) to propose a change to the draft rules under consideration. This change would amend the rules to allow for concealed carry of firearms by all citizens on state property, regardless of whether they have a permit, in areas of the Capitol which SBC has oversight. 
“This is a common sense move that will align state policy with the rights Wyoming citizens enjoy elsewhere.  We look forward to continued work on this important issue with our colleagues on the SBC and in the Legislature,” said Auditor Racines. 
“The Second Amendment is exceptionally clear- the right to bear arms ‘shall not be infringed,’ and this includes our People’s House. I am proud of the amendment Auditor Racines and I brought to the SBC,” said Superintendent Degenfelder. 
The amendment was approved by the SBC. The rules will now go out for a 45 day public comment period.
Auditor Racines and Superintendent Degenfelder will now pursue the next step in this process, which is a repeal or legislative override of a 2001 Executive Order prohibiting executive branch employees and officials from carrying deadly weapons on state premises and changing rules for state office buildings.