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Data
A new study finds that most people, including gun owners, support limits on bringing firearms into places such as schools and college campuses.
Campus Carry
How two gun rights movements collided in the Jayhawk State.
Gun Policy
Ten states have already eliminated the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit before carrying a firearm in public.
Concealed Carry
Proposals to repeal training and license requirements for carrying firearms in public are gaining steam — no thanks to the NRA, say the activists behind the movement.
Bills to end training and licensing requirements for concealed carry and to allow guns on college campuses loom as pivotal fights for 2017.
The updated national concealed carry reciprocity measure, revised to accommodate the growing permitless carry movement, ties in with the NRA's top legislative priority.
Open Carry
A community meeting in Houston raises the latest questions about policing the open carry of firearms in urban settings.
Open Carry Texas founder C.J. Grisham plans to campaign against gun regulations for felons, the mentally ill, and anyone else.
History
Why the Green Mountain State and its singular history are to thank for new laws that allow the concealed carry of guns without a permit.
Very easy — the state has some of the country's weakest gun laws.
