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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 Bulletin, Philadelphia, PA, 11/15/81

"Oh no, not again," Robert Tomar thought as an armed robber who'd robbed his Philadelphia pharmacy a week ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

The Daily News, New York, NY, 11/27/81

Israel Matos tried to remain calm as a trio of armed robbers ransacked his E. Harlem, N.Y., grocery. ...

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Monday, February 1, 1982

Command Post, Scott AFB, IL, 11/13/81

Air Force S/Sgt. Lee Trennel saw a burglar ransacking the apartment of his neighbor, an Air Force nurse, ...

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Friday, January 1, 1982

The Day, New London, CT, 10/5/81

Navy veteran Ernest Regneri made good use of his Shore Patrol experience when a burglar broke into his ...

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Friday, January 1, 1982

The Sun, Colorado Springs, CO, 10/14/81

K.G. Lane and Martin Higdon were elk hunting near Westcliffe, Colo., when one of their horses spooked. The ...

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Friday, January 1, 1982

The Free Press, MI, 9/14/81

Hugh Wade saw a man try to rob a pair of young women on a Detroit street and ...

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Friday, January 1, 1982

The Morning News, Dallas, TX, 10/24/81

A pair of burglars cut the telephone lines to 65-year-old Francis Pullin's Oak Cliff, Tex., home but hadn't ...

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Friday, January 1, 1982

The Post, New York, NY, 10/8/81

Victor Kaufman never used his service revolver during a 24-year career as a New York City policeman. But ...

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Friday, January 1, 1982

The Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, 10/2/81

A murder suspect was making his escape from the scene of a robbery when he passed the Akron, ...

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Friday, January 1, 1982

The Courier, Evansville, IN, 9/9/81

A pair of young criminals escaped from the Indiana Boys School and went on a spree of car ...

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.