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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 Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, MA, 1/14/82

A would-be robber pulled a cap pistol on Hyannis, Mass., pharmacist John Deacy and demanded drugs. Deacy walked ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Daily News, Palatka, FL, 2/1/82

A car thief thought he'd found easy pickings as he started to drive away in Van Davis' pickup ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Journal, Winston-Salem, NC, 12/22/81

A pistol-packing burglar wasn't much concerned when he found seven-year-old Ricky Lopez alone inside his parents' Fayetteville, N.C., ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK, 12/4/81

A ski-masked bandit leveled a sawed-off .410 shotgun at two female employees in Duane Lawrence's Edmond, Okla., pharmacy ...

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Thursday, April 1, 1982

The Breckenridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, KY, 12/10/81

J.D. Tobin of Irvington, Ky., saw the back door of his grocery store standing open and decided to ...

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Monday, March 1, 1982

The Freeman, Waukesha, WI

John C. Fletcher was working in his Pewaukee, Wis., gun store when he heard a hamering on one ...

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Monday, March 1, 1982

The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ

A pair of thugs started beating Woodrow Wilson Glanton of Newark, N.J.; they took his wallet, his money ...

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Monday, March 1, 1982

The Tribune, Tulsa, OK

When an armed robber pointed a .22 pistol at him and demanded money, Tulsa, Okla., liquor store owner ...

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Monday, March 1, 1982

The Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH

An armed robber pointed a pistol at Hamilton, Ohio, grocer William Hieb and demanded cash. As the criminal ...

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Monday, March 1, 1982

The Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, MO

Retired postal clerk Clark Goodwin, 68, saw a pair of men leave his next-door neighbor's house and try ...

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.