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Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed House Bill 272 on Thursday, making Alabama the 22nd constitutional carry state in the Union. 

Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey opposes Ohio residents being able to exercise the Second Amendment right to bear arms without first acquiring a permit from the government. 

Constitutional carry legislation passed the Ohio House on Tuesday, had an amendment approved by the state Senate on Wednesday, and is now headed to Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R) desk.

During a Wednesday rally at the Georgia Capitol, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) reaffirmed his commitment to make Georgia the 22nd constitutional carry state. 

Constitutional carry legislation, House Bill 272, passed in the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Constitutional carry legislation cleared Georgia’s Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday and is now before the Senate Rules Committee.

Alabama Sheriff’s Association director Robert ‘Bobby’ Timmons is reportedly working with Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Moms Demand Action to defeat the constitutional carry legislation before legislators this session.

Constitutional carry is currently on the move in five states: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Nebraska, and Ohio. 

Gov. Brian Kemp (R) made clear Wednesday that he will work with the House and Senate to secure legislation that would make Georgia the next constitutional carry state in the Union. 

Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is announcing on Wednesday his plans to pass constitutional carry legislation in Georgia by this spring, telling Breitbart News in an interview ahead of his announcement that “the timing is right now to get it done.”

A report by the South Florida Sun Sentinel suggests Florida is on track to become 22nd constitutional carry state. 

Gov. Tom Wolf (D) vetoed legislation Thursday that would have removed the state’s requirement that law-abiding Pennsylvanians get a permit before carrying a gun for self-defense.

Legislation that would make Pennsylvania the 22nd constitutional carry state passed the state house yesterday and is heading to Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) desk.

Ohio’s House of Representatives could vote on a bill as early as next week that will do away with the requirement specifying law-abiding citizens get permits from the state in order to carry a handgun for self-defense.

Moms Demand Action’s Shannon Watts, Mother Jones’ Ari Berman, and other activists, took to social media Wednesday to blame the Timberview High School shooting incident on Texas constitutional carry law. 

Breitbart News sat down with Arizona gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake this week and she stressed “we do not have a country without the Second Amendment.”

An alleged robber is hospitalized in Houston, Texas, after being shot in the face Wednesday by an armed citizen. 

Constitutional carry and the “Second Amendment State Sanctuary Act” are among a number of gun laws that take effect in Texas on September 1, 2021.

Louisiana Republican Sen. Patrick Connick has reportedly flip-flopped on his support of constitutional carry and may not support the vote to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ (D) veto in special session.

Louisiana lawmakers enter into a special session next week where they could override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ (D) veto of constitutional carry legislation.

Oklahoma State Sen. Nathan Dahm (R) wants to see the legal minimum age for constitutional carry lowered to 18 in his state. 

Louisiana’s Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed constitutional carry legislation on Friday. 

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed HB 1927 into law Wednesday, making Texas the 21st constitutional carry state in the union. 

Texas Democrats are asking Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to veto constitutional carry legislation following the June 12, 2021, shooting on Sixth Street in Austin.

Breitbart News met up with Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13) for some range time on Saturday and the Congressman expressed his hope that constitutional carry will sweep across this country state-by-state until all 50 states have adopted it.

Louisiana lawmakers passed constitutional carry legislation on June 1, 2021, and it will now go to the desk of Gov. John Bel Edwards.

With over one-third of U.S. states having adopted constitutional carry laws, it seems apropos to point out the Second Amendment was the Founding Fathers’ carry permit. 

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is urging lawmakers to finish the work regarding constitutional carry and get the bill to his desk as the Texas legislative session nears its close.

Alabama state Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) was a Mobile County Sheriff’s Office captain until his support for constitutional carry allegedly led Sheriff Sam Cochran to relieve him of his law enforcement position.

The Senate followed the Texas House’s lead and passed legislation to abolish the state’s concealed permit requirement this week, setting the stage for Texas to become the 21st constitutional carry state.

The Economist labelled the state-level movement toward eliminating concealed carry permit requirements as a “troubling trend.”

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) says he supports constitutional carry for Texas and will sign legislation doing away with a permit requirement if it reaches his desk.

Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) pledged Thursday to veto legislation aimed at removing the requirement for law-abiding citizens to get a permit before carrying a concealed handgun for self-defense, the Associated Press (AP) reported Thursday.

The Texas House passed legislation Thursday to abolish the state’s requirement that law-abiding citizens acquire a permit from the state before exercising their right to bear arms.

On the same day that President Joe Biden was pushing more gun control at the federal level, Gov. Bill Lee (R) was signing legislation to do away with Tennessee’s concealed carry permit requirement. 

On Friday Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed legislation into law ending her state’s requirement that law-abiding citizens get a permit from the government before exercising the right to bear arms.