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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Wednesday, April 1, 1981
Virginia Bermann, 64, was alone in her Des Moines, Iowa, home when a pair of burglars crashed in. ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1981
Plagued by holdups, San Antonio, Tex., grocer Guadalupe Lara bought a pistol for protection. He was ready when ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1981
Seattle, Wash., pharmacist Harry Ostrom looked up from his work and saw one of his clerks stuffing money ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1981
An armed robber's greed gave Rubin Martinez the chance to foil a holdup at his Philadelphia, Pa., grocery. ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1981
William Palmer was walking to his midnight-shift job in Augusta, Ga., when a mugger attacked, throwing him to ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1981
David Owens and his girlfriend were driving away from a Torrance, Calif., theater when a youth pointed a ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1981
A would-be armed robber made the mistake of pulling a racetrack starting pistol on NRA member Walter Toepfer ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1981
A pair of thugs had been terrorizing senior citizens in her Niagara Falls, N.Y., neighborhood, so 72-year-old Mary ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1981
Harvey Carpenter was asleep in the back of his Webster Springs, W.Va., store when he heard the sounds ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1981
When a stickup man pointed a pistol at Gail Davis and demanded the cash from her father's Wilcox, ...