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  • Shall Issue

    State law that provides that, upon completion of specified requirements, a law-abiding person shall be granted a permit to carry concealed firearms.
  • Discretionary/Reasonable Issue

    State law that provides the government with some discretion over the issuance of a carry permit, but which generally grants permits to all law-abiding persons.
  • No Permit Required

    State law that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms for lawful purposes without a permit.
  • Rights Restricted - Very Limited Issue

    State law that gives the government complete discretion over the issuance of carry permits, and where that discretion is normally used to deny the issuance of permits.
  • Rights Infringed/Non-Issue

    State law that completely prohibits carrying firearms for personal protection outside the home or place of business.
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Take Action - Urge Congress to Overturn ATF’s Brace Rule

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Take Action - Urge Congress to Overturn ATF’s Brace Rule

The U.S. House is expected to hold a vote next week on H.J.Res.44, legislation that would overturn the Bureau of Alcohol, ...

Historic NRA Win: Constitutional Carry Signed in Florida

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Monday, April 3, 2023

Historic NRA Win: Constitutional Carry Signed in Florida

With DeSantis’ signature, Florida tips the balance in America making Constitutional Carry the law in the majority of ...

Strong Firearms Preemption Laws are More Important Than Ever

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Monday, November 11, 2019

Strong Firearms Preemption Laws are More Important Than Ever

Photo Courtesy of Jeremy Tremp In recent weeks, gun owners have been given two prime examples of just ...

Some Semblance of Law Returns to the Woeful Massachusetts Firearms Licensing Procedure

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Friday, February 8, 2019

Some Semblance of Law Returns to the Woeful Massachusetts Firearms Licensing Procedure

In early December, NRA-ILA alerted gun owners to an ongoing dispute between the administration of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and ...

Gun Owners Call BS on Restrictive Measures in New Jersey and Canada

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Friday, January 4, 2019

Gun Owners Call BS on Restrictive Measures in New Jersey and Canada

Treating nice people like criminals isn’t likely to enhance respect for the law.That’s a tough lesson anti-gun officials ...

Round Two: Gun Rights Groups Prevail (Again) in Second Challenge to Firearm Restrictions in Delaware’s State Parks, Forests

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Friday, October 12, 2018

Round Two: Gun Rights Groups Prevail (Again) in Second Challenge to Firearm Restrictions in Delaware’s State Parks, Forests

Gun rights groups, including the NRA’s Delaware affiliate, the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, scored an encore legal victory ...

Shopify Targets Law-Abiding Firearm Businesses

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Friday, August 17, 2018

Shopify Targets Law-Abiding Firearm Businesses

This week, Canadian e-commerce host Shopify changed their company’s firearm policy with disastrous effects for law-abiding U.S. gun ...

Canada: Montreal to Endorse Nationwide Handgun Ban, Police Content with Current Laws

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Friday, August 17, 2018

Canada: Montreal to Endorse Nationwide Handgun Ban, Police Content with Current Laws

Politicians from the largest city in the Canadian gun control stronghold of Quebec plan to put their weight behind a ...

New York Daily News’ Anti-Gun Hijinx Stinks as Paper Sinks

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Friday, July 27, 2018

New York Daily News’ Anti-Gun Hijinx Stinks as Paper Sinks

The New York Daily News announced this week that that it was cutting half of its newsroom staff in response to plummeting ...

Schumer Goes Full Semi-automatic

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Schumer Goes Full Semi-automatic

Everybody knows you never go full semiautomatic. That is, except Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his anti-gun comrades. ...

NRA ILA

Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.