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, April 20, 2022
Friday, May 10, 2019
Police released video footage of a home invasion Wednesday evening that left a Kentucky homeowner wounded after he ...
Friday, February 8, 2019
In early December, NRA-ILA alerted gun owners to an ongoing dispute between the administration of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and ...
Monday, January 28, 2019
A gun-wielding good Samaritan brought a harrowing road rage incident to a safe end, reportedly stopping a driver ...
Friday, January 4, 2019
Treating nice people like criminals isn’t likely to enhance respect for the law.That’s a tough lesson anti-gun officials ...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An inmate who had escaped minutes earlier from a county jail in South Carolina ...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
NEW CASTLE, Ind. – A local man held a would-be burglar at gunpoint until authorities reached his northern Henry County ...
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
It’s a testimonial as to why “gun control” should mean hitting your target. While a study shows that 98 percent ...
Friday, October 12, 2018
Gun rights groups, including the NRA’s Delaware affiliate, the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, scored an encore legal victory ...
Friday, August 17, 2018
This week, Canadian e-commerce host Shopify changed their company’s firearm policy with disastrous effects for law-abiding U.S. gun ...
Friday, August 17, 2018
Politicians from the largest city in the Canadian gun control stronghold of Quebec plan to put their weight behind a ...
