The state is asking for public input on a sign that will be posted at businesses that want to ban handguns.

A public hearing one the subject is scheduled for tomorrow in Topeka.

As of January First, Kansans with a permit will be able to visit nearly any business in the state -- unless a sign prohibiting the practice is posted.

The signs must be yellow and black and measure at least eight-and-a-half-by-eleven inches, showing a handgun with a circle and diagonal line going through it.

Republican State Senator Phil Journey -- who wrote the concealed-carry bill -- says most businesses in the 46 other states that have such laws haven't posted such signs. He says those supporting gun rights would avoid such places, even if they weren't carrying firearms.