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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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Sunday, February 1, 1981

The Tribune, Chesterton, IN

When John Woolman responded to a knock at the door of his Porter, Ind., home, a man threatened ...

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Sunday, February 1, 1981

The Newspaper, Wiscasset, ME

NRA Life member Richard Willard awoke to the sounds of someone rummaging about his Woolwich, Maine, home. Armed ...

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Sunday, February 1, 1981

The Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis, Mo., restauranteur Gus Kircher started carrying a gun in his restaurant after he was robbed of ...

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Sunday, February 1, 1981

The Daily News, Bangor, ME

Entering his law office in Bangor, Maine, attorney Peter A. Anderson, an NRA Life member, found a burglar ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1981

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA, 10/26/80

Serena Ashburn was talking on the phone when she heard glass breaking in her Chesapeake, Va., house. She ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1981

The West County Times, Pinole, CA, 10/22/80

Awakened at 4 a.m. by the sounds of a prowler in her San Pablo, Calif., home, Ressie Page ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1981

The Daily Sun, Yuma, AZ, 11/6/80

Walter Lundquist was rejoining his wife parked in the couple's pickup at a Yuma, Ariz., rest stop, when ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1981

The Herald-Argus, La Porte, IN, 9/16/80

Hearing noises in the garage of his Rolling Prairie, Ind., home, Rick Gurrola picked up his shotgun, investigated, ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1981

The Daily News, Lebanon, Pa., 9/25/80

A man entered the lobby of a Lebanon, Pa., hotel, approached the front desk, and shoved a shotgun ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1981

The Reporter News, Abilene, TX, 11/20/80

Hearing noises coming from his grocery next to his Brownwood, Tex., home, Ronald Scott grabbed a shotgun and ...

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.