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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.
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Thursday, October 1, 1981

The Post, Denver, CO

A Nashville, Tenn., sneak thief ended up pleading with police to arrest him after an unsuccessful attempt to ...

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Thursday, October 1, 1981

The West Side Volunteer, Knoxville, TN, 6/3/81

Larry Brown's West Knoxville, Tenn., pet store had been robbed once every six months or so in the ...

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Thursday, October 1, 1981

The Bee, Sacramento, CA, 7/23/81

John Heronymous awoke to find a pair of intruders standing beside his bed in his Clarksburg, Calif., home. ...

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Thursday, October 1, 1981

The News, Miami, FL, 7/31/81

A would-be rapist dragged Miami, Fla., shopowner Medelon Walton into her van and started driving away. Walton reached ...

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Thursday, October 1, 1981

The Sentinal-Star, Orlando, FL, 7/25/81

An Orlando, Fla., armed robber pressed his luck too far when he tried to rob the store of ...

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Thursday, October 1, 1981

The American-Statesman, Austin, TX, 7/22/81

Zachariah Coombes had always understood the company policy forbidding 7-11 convenience store employees from carrying firearms on duty. ...

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Thursday, October 1, 1981

The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK, 7/9/81

Faye Esther Jackson was shocked to discover a strange man wandering through the front room of her Oklahoma ...

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Thursday, October 1, 1981

The Union, San Diego, CA, 7/2/81

San Diego, Calif., jeweler Irving Hosenpud was waiting on a customer when he saw a man lift the ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Blade, Toledo, OH, 6/4/81

Asleep in the apartment over his Toledo, Ohio, market, Arlington Jordan was awakened by noises downstairs, and, armed ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, 5/18/81

John Mitchell and his wife, Hazel, were getting out of their car in front of their Philadelphia home ...

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.