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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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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Capital-Journal, Topeka, KS, 5/21/81

After repeated thefts had netted 200 gallons of gas from his pump, Shawnee, Co., Kans., property owner Gary ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, CA, 5/20/81

Hearing a woman's screams coming from the laundromat next to his Downey, Calif., dry cleaning shop, Kim Holsonbach ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Tribune, San Diego, CA, 6/2/81

Suspicious of two men browsing through his San Diego, Calif., liquor store, Jerry Nunez drew a pistol. When ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY, 2/14/81

John Ryan was getting into a car parked outside his Rochester, N.Y., home when a masked mugger jumped ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Press-Scimitar, Memphis, TN, 5/20/81

James Sellers chased two men out of his Memphis, Tenn., grocery when he found they didn't have money ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Sun, San Bernardino, CA, 5/17/81

Seeing a youth struggling down the street with a TV wrapped in a sheet, Glen Hendricks got suspicious ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Times, St. Petersburg, FL, 5/27/81

Having just dozed off in a rear room of her Chassahowitzka, Fla., gas station, Gladys Huey was awakened ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The News, Lake Wales, FL, 6/4/81

James Pedersen was in his Waverly, Fla., home when a burglar alarm attached to his father's house went ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Herald, Everett, WA, 5/31/81

Despite being beaten over the head by a "customer" in his Edmonds, Wash., jewelry store, Roy Bartell, 72, ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, MO, 2/1/81

A man wielding a sawed-off shotgun forced his way into William Elliot's East St. Louis, Mo., home and ...

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.