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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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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, 2/4/82

Enraged by a series of five burglaries in just two weeks, Johnie Matthews started sleeping at his New ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Banner, Nashville, TN, 3/13/92

Ray Simmons was driving past a 7-11 store about 4 a.m. one morning when he saw a trio ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1/25/82

A pair of armed criminals burst into the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., home of Vincent Favuzza, ordered the occupants ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, 3/1/82

An armed robber pulled a revolver on Everett Powell and demanded cash from the register of Powell's Bridgeton, ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Daily Vindicator, Youngstown, OH, 2/5/82

When an armed robber pointed a revolver at him in his Smokey Hollow, Ohio, market, Fakhry Musleh thought ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Light, San Antonio, TX, 2/16/82

Leopoldo Campusano was tired of burglars breaking into his rural Somerset, Tex., farmhouse, so when he returned home ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Herald, Miami, FL, 1/7/82

Helen Weathers was walking through a Miami, Fla., parking lot when an armed robber surprised her from behind ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Post, Houston, TX, 2/21/82

Ernest Baker's Houston gas station had been burglarized 13 times in 10 years, including three break-ins in the ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Press, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/27/82

A stickup man threatened John Old with a knife and demanded cash from the register of Old's Pittsburgh, ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The News Journal, Mansfield, OH, 2/15/82

Lois Gutshall thought her boyfriend was knocking at the door of her Mansfield, Ohio, apartment, but when she ...

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.