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Firearms advocates say legalizing concealed carry for young adults is about self-protection, but critics worry it would lead to more gun deaths.

18 to 20 year olds have a right to own a gun in Kentucky, but they cannot do so concealed.

House Bill 312 would extend concealed carry for young adults in that age range who take firearm training.

The bill passed a House floor vote just today.

As our June LaFleur reports, the bill passed the floor after much debate.

More in tonight's legislative update.

The Second Amendment could not be clearer.

The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

And make no mistake, 18, 19 and 20 year olds are undeniably part of the people.

Many Democrats spoke against the measure.

Some of the voices that need to be elevated are the nearly 100 voices that can't talk anymore.

Further, that number of nearly 100 is the number of juvenile deaths by guns in my city alone.

But as a minister, I've gone to a lot of funerals.

There's nothing harder than going to the funeral of a young person whose life is gone too soon.

This debate cannot be separated from the mental health reality facing young adults in Kentucky.

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for young people.

And in Kentucky, two out of three gun deaths is a suicide.

Because we have a community to protect.

It's not your personal opinion about what you think or what your family does.

It's about the whole community.

And if the community is saying we are afraid there are too many guns, then we should do something about it.

In fact, while we're at it, we should be seeking kids and not talking about this.

Republicans say the bill protects a constitutional right and has adequate safety measures.

We don't get override.

The six have a right to a jury trial because a jury might get a verdict wrong.

And we don't disregard the Eighth Amendment prohibition on, quote, unusual punishment.

Just because someone might get a sentence less than what they truly deserve.

So ultimately, Mr.

Speaker, it is nonsensical to me that the right of lawful Americans should ever be rendered forfeit just because somebody chooses to abuse theirs.

If you're 18 years old today, 18 years old today, you can carry a firearm.

You have access just like you will after this passes.

No changes.

You can open carry.

What this bill does, as the lady from Grant has said, is it adds safety protocols for those who are 18, 19 and 20.

It requires a background check that's not required today for those to carry openly.

It requires training.

It requires these people, these young, young adults, to have to show that they're proficient in using their guns, their firearms, before they can get this license.

Isn't that what we want?

Not everybody does.

I want to go further.

Further?

But that's what this suburban father of three teenage boys wants.

This will increase safety, make no mistake about it.

The House passed the bill today in a 73 217 vote, and now heads to the Senate for Kentucky edition.

I'm June Leffler.

Thank you.

June Louisville Democrat Daniel Grossberg voted with the Republicans on House Bill 312.

Republican Representatives Randy Bridges and Kevin Jackson voted no.