Firearm Protection Act

It appears Wyoming lawmakers will not take action on two contentious gun bills this session.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming legislative committee says the state should not issue criminal citations to federal officers who attempt to enforce a possible federal assault weapons ban. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday endorsed an amendment to a bill that already has passed the House...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says he has concerns with a bill pending in the Wyoming Legislature that would seek to exempt the state from any new federal ban on assault weapons. Mead, a Republican and former federal prosecutor, told reporters Tuesday that he's a gun owner himself and owns some of the firearms that could be banned...