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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Sunday, March 1, 1981
George Rayburn and his son were listening to a police scanner radio in their River Rouge, Mich., home ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
An armed robber's momentary lapse of attention gave Meridian, Miss., grocer Joe Hlinak just enough time to grab ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
A quintet of youthful extortionists threatened Council Bluff, Iowa, motel owner Rex Nelson with a tire tool and ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
A Mississippi prison parolee intent on burglary broke into the Prichard, Ala., home of Harry Thompson only to ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
A Superior, Minn., woman awoke during the night when she felt a hand on her body. Seeing a ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
Jack Walker awoke in his Waco, Tex., home to find it being burglarized by a trio of housebreakers. ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
When a man tried to beat down the door of a neighbor's Fredericksburg, Va., home, Lisle Russell grabbed ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
Two would-be robbers stalked into Gilbert Harris' Moulton, Ala., grocery and demanded cash. They fled emptyhanded, however, when ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
"You really have to learn how to survive; it's a jungle out there," said an unnamed Macon, Ga., ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
It was 3:30 a.m. when two men knocked on the door of Ernest Ganem's La Porte, Tex., home, ...