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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Thursday, October 1, 1981
A Nashville, Tenn., sneak thief ended up pleading with police to arrest him after an unsuccessful attempt to ...
Thursday, October 1, 1981
Larry Brown's West Knoxville, Tenn., pet store had been robbed once every six months or so in the ...
Thursday, October 1, 1981
John Heronymous awoke to find a pair of intruders standing beside his bed in his Clarksburg, Calif., home. ...
Thursday, October 1, 1981
A would-be rapist dragged Miami, Fla., shopowner Medelon Walton into her van and started driving away. Walton reached ...
Thursday, October 1, 1981
An Orlando, Fla., armed robber pressed his luck too far when he tried to rob the store of ...
Thursday, October 1, 1981
Zachariah Coombes had always understood the company policy forbidding 7-11 convenience store employees from carrying firearms on duty. ...
Thursday, October 1, 1981
Faye Esther Jackson was shocked to discover a strange man wandering through the front room of her Oklahoma ...
Thursday, October 1, 1981
San Diego, Calif., jeweler Irving Hosenpud was waiting on a customer when he saw a man lift the ...
Tuesday, September 1, 1981
Asleep in the apartment over his Toledo, Ohio, market, Arlington Jordan was awakened by noises downstairs, and, armed ...
Tuesday, September 1, 1981
John Mitchell and his wife, Hazel, were getting out of their car in front of their Philadelphia home ...