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A military veteran believes that if 18 year-olds can fight for our country abroad.

>> They should also be able to carry a concealed weapon at home, lowering the legal concealed carry age and increasing the punishment for violating protective orders.

Those were 2 of the big topics in today's Senate Judiciary Committee.

Our McKenzie spank has more on the arguments and personal testimonies heard.

And this this morning's meeting as we begin tonight's Legislative update.

Proponents of Senate Bill 75 say lowering the age requirement to carry a concealed gun is about equality.

>> Arguing that 18 year-olds have several constitutional rights as adults and that the right to conceal and carry should be one of them.

>> At 18 years old, a Kentuckyian is legally an adult.

They can vote.

They can sign contracts they can marry.

They can be tried as an adult in court and most importantly, they can serve the United States military.

We trust them to carry a rifle on the battlefield to defend our freedoms.

Yet we deny them the right to carry a concealed weapon to defend themselves at home.

This is an unjust double standard.

One that must be corrected.

>> Back in 2019, the state passed a law which allowed Kentuckians 21 and over to carry a concealed gun without a permit.

A background check or any required safety training.

That lack of training is what opponents of Senate Bill, 75 say.

They find most troubling.

>> personally did not see anything to gain by passing this bill and that s**** 24 years, a law enforcement officer, I was lost and we took training away from carry concealed with constitutional carry.

The idea of people carry a concealed weapon who may not even know how to shoot that weapon is.

>> Terrifying.

The young people in the age group 18 to 20 do not have the developmental capacity.

2 carry a gun without any training, which is why he would be allowing these young people to do.

>> Senate Bill, 75 passed favorably with 5 yes votes, 2 no votes and one pass.

Republican Senator Matthew Dineen was the past vote explaining that he felt the bill needed to include a training requirement supporter of the bill Senate President Robert Stivers explained his yes vote.

>> We have with in recognition of the United States government and the state government.

That teenagers are able to defend our country.

And therefore they should be able to purchase a weapon and carry it as any other adult because at 18.

Our laws recognize them as such.

>> Senate Bill, 75 will next head to the full Senate or House Bill.

38 was heard in the same committee today.

It would increase the penalty for violating an order of protection.

More than 3 times.

>> Currently a violation of an order of protection is a class.

A misdemeanor.

No many no matter how many violations no matter how many convictions that a person has of this when House Bill 38 would do a bomb that 3rd violation, that 3rd conviction of an order of protection.

It would take the penalty up to a class.

The felony.

Marion Pat told the panel how she was violently abused by her ex-husband who repeatedly violated protective orders.

>> He broke his.

The video.

Over 20 times back calling me and texting me, sending me messages.

And then he showed up at my house one morning at 02:00AM beating all the doors, trying to get in.

>> He was rearrested.

Taken to jail.

By the time we went to court in May in the final court case, he had 50 violations against him for domestic violence order violations.

He was supposed to serve until March the 29th of this year.

In December, the Franklin County Jail decided he was a good inmate.

They released him again on December.

30th.

By the first week of January.

He had already broken the domestic violence order again.

When do I get to sleep?

The 20's out.

I doubt.

I only sleep is one easy and >> it's Senator Reggie Thomas raised concern that the bill would allow serial offenders who harassed multiple women to slip through the cracks.

But committee chairman Senator Brandon Storm said he was working with the attorney general's office to amend this problem before the bill heads to the Senate floor.

House Bill.

38 passed favorably and we'll head to the Senate floor for full consideration for Kentucky edition.

I'm McKenzie