Right to Carry Laws
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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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Thursday, April 1, 1982
Josephine Szczephkowicz heard a strange noise in an upstairs apartment belonging to her son on Chicago's northwest side. ...
Thursday, April 1, 1982
Morris Scheiner, 60, was alone in his Flatbush, N.Y., liquor store when a trio of armed robbers burst ...
Thursday, April 1, 1982
Geraldine Riddick was watching television in her Virginia Beach, Va., home when she heard a light tapping at ...
Thursday, April 1, 1982
San Dimas, Calif., jeweler Joe Ridley was visiting with an elderly friend when two holdup men entered the ...
Thursday, April 1, 1982
Eldon Zercher, victim of four drugstore robberies, grew suspicious when two young men strolled into his San Jose, ...
Thursday, April 1, 1982
Alfred Eastwick shouted several times for the intruder to leave. But the housebreaker intent on entering Eastwick's Miami, ...
Thursday, April 1, 1982
Melvin Walker returned to his College Station, Ark., home to find his television set and several other items ...
Thursday, April 1, 1982
Roger Torbert caught a burglar trying to steal a battery charger from the porch of his Lakeland, Fla., ...
Thursday, April 1, 1982
Mark Fera was convinced the two gunmen robbing his Washington Twp., N.J., coin shop planned to kill him. ...
Thursday, April 1, 1982
Ft. Myers, Fla., pharmacist Joe Richards was talking to a customer when a masked bandit strolled in, pointed ...