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.
Armed Citizen IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Saturday, August 1, 1981
Awakened by the sound of the front door screen of his Virginia Beach, Va., home being pushed in, ...
Saturday, August 1, 1981
Buffalo, N.Y., welfare worker Mary Guidice was working at her desk in the Rath County Office Building when ...
Saturday, August 1, 1981
When he received a phone call from an elderly neighbor saying that a man was trying to break ...
Saturday, August 1, 1981
An unidentified Rawlins, Wyo., woman was awakened about 4 a.m. by noises at the front door of her ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Sandra Louise Cady, responding to a scream outside her Seattle, Wash., apartment, found a woman looking for shelter. ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Two young thugs tried to drag Charles Villavisnais, 71, out of his car in a Tampa, Fla., parking ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
When Macon, Ga., jeweler R.E. Lines, III, saw a thief grab a tray of gems and bolt through ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
William Schjoth of Sacramento, Calif., was lying on his living room sofa when his wife let a stranger ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
A youthful robber menaced Little Rock, Ark., store clerk Virginia Ferren with a screwdriver and demanded cash. But ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
A would-be truck hijacker shot a Miami, Fla., truck driver, then apparently changed his mind about taking the ...