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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Friday, November 17, 2023
Sunday, February 1, 1981
When John Woolman responded to a knock at the door of his Porter, Ind., home, a man threatened ...
Sunday, February 1, 1981
NRA Life member Richard Willard awoke to the sounds of someone rummaging about his Woolwich, Maine, home. Armed ...
Sunday, February 1, 1981
St. Louis, Mo., restauranteur Gus Kircher started carrying a gun in his restaurant after he was robbed of ...
Sunday, February 1, 1981
Entering his law office in Bangor, Maine, attorney Peter A. Anderson, an NRA Life member, found a burglar ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
Serena Ashburn was talking on the phone when she heard glass breaking in her Chesapeake, Va., house. She ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
Awakened at 4 a.m. by the sounds of a prowler in her San Pablo, Calif., home, Ressie Page ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
Walter Lundquist was rejoining his wife parked in the couple's pickup at a Yuma, Ariz., rest stop, when ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
Hearing noises in the garage of his Rolling Prairie, Ind., home, Rick Gurrola picked up his shotgun, investigated, ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
A man entered the lobby of a Lebanon, Pa., hotel, approached the front desk, and shoved a shotgun ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
Hearing noises coming from his grocery next to his Brownwood, Tex., home, Ronald Scott grabbed a shotgun and ...
