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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 Columbian, Vancouver, WA, 1/19/81

Mark Hadly was about to drop off to sleep in his Vancouver, Wash., home when he heard the ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, 2/25/81

A bulletproof vest wasn't sufficient protection for a stickup man who tried to rob the Tucson, Ariz., pharmacy ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Tribune, San Gabriel Valley, CA, 3/11/81

A trio of young burglars had gotten past Charles Noll's watchdog by feeding him cookies and were ransacking ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, 1/16/81

When Nute and Sue Matthews returned to their Memphis, Tenn., home one evening, a young burglar leaped from ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Scrantonian, Scranton, PA, 2/8/81

Berthamae Fasching awoke in the wee hours to find a hoodlum vandalizing her Clark's Summit, Pa., home. Fearing ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Post-Herald, Birmingham, AL, 3/28/81

A Birmingham, Ala., man, angered that Annie Hutcherson had spurned his attention for more than a year, crashed ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The News-Register, Wheeling, WV, 3/19/81

Richard Mull was fed up with burglars who broke into his rural West Virginia store four times in ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The News-Tribune, Tacoma, WA, 2/28/81

A strong-arm robber had been terrorizing the older residents of Tacoma, Wash., breaking in their doors and robbing ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Times-Reporter, Dover, DE, 2/25/81

Pat Tunstall had repeatedly called police to complain about a man who had chased her and her daughter ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Blade, Swainsboro, GA, 3/4/81

A Georgia burglar was casing the interior of a Swainsboro home and lit a match to look for ...

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.