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.
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Sunday, March 1, 1981
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Sunday, March 1, 1981
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Sunday, March 1, 1981
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Sunday, March 1, 1981
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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, ...
Sunday, March 1, 1981
Karla Jenson, 19, was driving down an isolated New Mexico highway when a man forced her off the ...
Sunday, February 1, 1981
Norma and Eduardo Ortega returned to their Miami, Fla., home to find two burglars ransacking their belongings. One ...
Sunday, February 1, 1981
Forced by an armed robber to kneel on the floor at the rear of his Phoenix, Ariz., pharmacy ...
Sunday, February 1, 1981
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