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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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Monday, February 1, 1982

The Monitor, Concord, NH, 10/6/81

Frank Hutchinson, 69, hid in the back room of his Unity, N.H., house as a young burglar, who ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The Courier-Express, Buffalo, NY, 11/27/81

A Buffalo, N.Y., armed robber was overjoyed to see police after he attempted to rob a donut shop. ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The Herald, Miami, FL, 11/10/81

A burglar had partially emptied William Allens' Fort Lauderdale, Fla., home and driven away with one load of ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The News, Birmingham, AL, 10/30/81

A sex criminal had already assaulted 78-year-old Fannie Mae Hawthorne once in her Birmingham, Ala., duplex. When she ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, MO, 8/20/81

When an armed robber pulled a gun on a coworker at her St. Louis gas station, Rosemary Edwards ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO, 11/1/81

"Be cool, man," a burglar commanded Alan Pearson when the St. Louis, Mo., homeowner found the housebreaker in ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The Daily News, Van Nuys, CA, 11/25/81

Javier Sandoval awoke at 5 a.m. to hear someone stealing his pickup truck. The Reseda, Calif., homeowner grabbed ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, AR, 11/25/81

A quintet of robbers made a big mistake when they decided to heist the table stakes from a ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The News Tribune, Ft. Pierce, FL, 8/18/81

R.P. Adams saw two men trying to steal his boat, docked right in front of his Ft. Pierce, ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The Courier-Times, New Castle, IN, 11/30/81

Seventy-five-year old Eileen Watkins of Indianapolis, Ind., stashed a .32 revolver in a closet shoebag and didn't have ...

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.