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, July 1, 1981
A 90-year-old Bogota, N.J., man heard a pair of burglars ransacking his home at 1:30 a.m. He confronted ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Tresa Oglesby of Redding, Calif., found out just what a good neighbor she had when an armed robber ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
James Whitley spotted two men climbing a fence near his Starke, Fla., trailer and went to investigate, armed ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Irv Huppin was preparing to close his Garden Home, Oreg., pharmacy when a robber approached the counter and ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Robert Lytle had come to work on Sunday and found that burglars had broken into the supply yard ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Robert Manusco was getting into his car in Boston when a mugger demanded his keys. When Manusco tossed ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Ceferino Orque was in the rear of his Burlingame, Calif., pharmacy when he turned to see a robber ...
Monday, June 1, 1981
Nine-year Navy veteran Charles Burroughs returned to his home on the island of Guam to find a burglar ...
Monday, June 1, 1981
Texas Tech co-ed Lisa Hensley walked into her living room to find her mother being held at gunpoint ...
Monday, June 1, 1981
A holdup man didn't stop when Covington, Ky., banker Mike McCoy pointed a pistol in his direction; he ...