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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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 ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
Hearing strange noises coming from the enclosed swimming pool attached to his Westport, Conn., house, Arnold Kaye got ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
After being presented with his order of tacos and Cokes, the customer pulled a pistol and suggested that ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
After robbing a New Orleans, La., drugstore, a gunman made his escape by bus, not realizing that store ...
Thursday, January 1, 1981
A would-be burglar broke a basement window and crawled into the Canton, Ohio, home of Ruth Fletcher only ...
