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Right to Carry Laws

  • 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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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Sun-Times, Chicago, IL, 1/23/82

Josephine Szczephkowicz heard a strange noise in an upstairs apartment belonging to her son on Chicago's northwest side. ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Daily News, New York, NY, 2/5/82

Morris Scheiner, 60, was alone in his Flatbush, N.Y., liquor store when a trio of armed robbers burst ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The News, Lynchburg, VA, 2/10/82

Geraldine Riddick was watching television in her Virginia Beach, Va., home when she heard a light tapping at ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Tribune, San Gabriel, CA, 2/5/82

San Dimas, Calif., jeweler Joe Ridley was visiting with an elderly friend when two holdup men entered the ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Mercury, San Jose, Calif., 1/20/82

Eldon Zercher, victim of four drugstore robberies, grew suspicious when two young men strolled into his San Jose, ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Herald, Miami, FL, 1/22/82

Alfred Eastwick shouted several times for the intruder to leave. But the housebreaker intent on entering Eastwick's Miami, ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, AR, 1/22/82

Melvin Walker returned to his College Station, Ark., home to find his television set and several other items ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Ledger, Lakeland, FL, 1/10/82

Roger Torbert caught a burglar trying to steal a battery charger from the porch of his Lakeland, Fla., ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Gloucester County Times, Woodbury, NJ, 1/25/82

Mark Fera was convinced the two gunmen robbing his Washington Twp., N.J., coin shop planned to kill him. ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The News-Press, Ft. Myers, FL, 1/28/82

Ft. Myers, Fla., pharmacist Joe Richards was talking to a customer when a masked bandit strolled in, pointed ...

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.