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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, June 1, 1981

The Record, Columbia, SC, 3/30/81

Larry Kyzer was in his Columbia, S.C., home when an alarm sounded, indicating a break in at his ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Daily News, Naples, FL, 2/5/81

A sneak thief and his female accomplice tried to tiptoe out of Davis Kicklighter's Naples, Fla., jewelry store ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO

"Give me all your money or I'll blow your head off," was the command of an armed robber ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, AR

When he saw three robbers speeding away from a grocery store near his El Paso, Ark., service station, ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Independent-Journal, San Rafael, CA

A trio of young thugs, after kidnapping a San Francisco woman, forced her to drive them to the ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Eagle, Reading, PA

Two farm equipment thieves made the mistake of picking the Oley Township, Pa., property of Daniel Levengood on ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The News, Lynchburg, VA

A Lynchburg, Va., housebreaker suffered the ultimate indignity when he was caught trying to enter Buford Thornhill's home. ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Tribune, Terre Haute, IN

A would-be burglar got a nasty shock when he tried to rob George Highsmith's Terre Haute, Ind., home. ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Evening News, Buffalo, NY

Two holdup men, one brandishing a knife, tried to extract money from Al Hewitt at his Buffalo, N.Y., ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Herald-American, Boston, MA

City Councilor Albert L. "Dapper" O'Neil was leaving a Boston, Mass., restaurant when he encountered an old friend, ...

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.