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Concealed Carry
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision striking down New York’s concealed carry law, the City Council is exploring one option: a law that would declare any area with more than 10,000 people per square mile a “sensitive location.”
The city could have power to designate “sensitive areas” where firearms would be forbidden. But no one’s saying where.
A vaguely worded law requires applicants to fire a gun under the supervision of an instructor. It's inspired some training companies to meet the requirement in creative ways.
'Permitless' carry laws are sweeping the country — and fewer states require gun owners to take live-fire training, according to a Trace review.
Twenty years ago, only one state allowed residents to carry firearms without a license. Tennessee just became the 19th state to adopt “permitless carry.”
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, which would require all 50 states to recognize one another’s permits to carry concealed firearms, regardless of the gulfs that can exist between licensing standards.
After two hours of debate, the House of Representatives today approved legislation that would force all states to recognize one another’s permits to carry concealed firearms. For the National Rifle Association, the passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017,…
This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, the current incarnation of a proposal that has stood as the National Rifle Association’s top federal legislative priority for a…
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee advanced the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act through the markup process this week. It may soon get a vote on the House floor. The bill would allow someone who is permitted to carry a…
The most pro-gun lawmaker in gun-friendly Texas says Sunday’s mass shooting at a small-town church only reinforces the need to pass a bill that removes any restrictions on the carrying of firearms in the state’s public spaces. “The truth is,…
One in four handgun owners — about nine million people — have carried a loaded handgun in the last 30 days, the survey also found.
States that give concealed-weapons licenses to anyone who meets basic criteria have higher homicide rates than those that require people to demonstrate good character or a real need to walk around armed, according to a new study. Public health…
Campus Carry
Six Georgia professors filed suit in state court Monday to stop a law that allows licensed concealed carriers to bring guns onto campus. The complaint, brought against Governor Nathan Deal and Attorney General Chris Carr, argues that…
As permitless carry continues to gain steam across the U.S., here’s a story we noticed out of Missouri: On September 3, a man wearing a loaded gun in his pants waistband accidentally shot himself in a University…
