EMT conceal carry

The House approved a bill to allow an emergency medical technician to carry a concealed handgun without a license.

Senate Bill 467, by Rep. Carol Dalby, R-Texarkana, was approved by the House 80-4.

The bill would modify the state’s concealed carry law that which now allows police officers and prosecuting attorneys to carry a concealed weapon without a permit.

Sen. Trent Garner, R-El Dorado, the bill’s Senate sponsor, told a House committee the bill would not give “qualified immunity” to emergency medical technicians if they shoot someone while on the job.