Mike Bloomberg gun control affiliate Shannon Watts blamed the shooting at the Nashville-area Covenant School on permitless carry before any details about the incident were known.
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) says Republicans’ push to make the Sunshine State the 26th constitutional carry state is “fascism.”
CLAIM: In the lead-up to his February 1 push for more gun control, California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed, “Permitless carry does not make you safer.”
Alabama’s constitutional carry law took effect January 1, 2023, meaning law-abiding Americans in 25 states can now carry a gun for self-defense without paying the government a fee or getting government permission.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed HB 1927 into law Wednesday, making Texas the 21st constitutional carry state in the union.
A bill to abolish the requirement that Iowans get a permit from the state before exercising their Second Amendment right to bear arms is moving in the Iowa House
On Monday, the Indiana House voted to abolished the state’s requirement that law-abiding citizens acquire a concealed permit in order to carry a gun on their persons for self-defense.
Montana became the 18th state to end its concealed carry permit requirement when Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 102 on Thursday.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation Friday to abolish the requirement that law-abiding citizens acquire a concealed carry permit in order to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense.
Kimber firearms emailed a statement Wednesday in which the company voiced support for Montanans’ right “to keep and bear arms” while also distancing itself from commentary made by the company’s former vice president.
With Democrats in control of the federal government more state legislatures are pushing to guard the freedom of their residents by removing concealed carry permit requirements.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) on Thursday made clear his support for ending the requirement that law-abiding citizens obtain a permit before being able to carry a gun for self-defense.
Florida State Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R) introduced legislation Tuesday that would make Florida the 17th permitless carry state in the nation.
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo opposes a legislation allowing permitless carry for self-defense on grounds that he believes it would “embolden” gang members.
When Gov. Matt Bevin (R) signed legislation Monday to eliminate Kentucky’s concealed carry permit requirement he brought the number of constitutional carry states to 16.
On Monday Gov. Matt Bevin (R) signed legislation making the Second Amendment the only concealed carry permit needed in Kentucky.
Matt Bevin (R) stressed again how thrilled he is to be signing legislation to eliminate his state’s concealed permit requirement and noted he will do it amid “great celebration.”
Gov. Matt Bevin (R) made clear Friday he will sign legislation to eliminate Kentucky’s concealed carry permit requirement.
The Kentucky House of Representatives passed legislation Friday to eliminate the state’s requirement to obtain a permit in order to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed legislation Wednesday to abolish his state’s concealed carry permit requirement.
Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD) announced that she will sign legislation on Thursday to eliminate the requirement for residents of her state to obtain a permit for concealed carry.
The South Dakota House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday intended to abolish the need to acquire a concealed carry permit in order to carry for self-defense.
Iowa’s Republican lawmakers plan to pursue the elimination of a concealed carry permit requirement in the state once this year’s legislative session begins.
Oklahoma lawmakers are on the verge of ending the permit requirement for concealed carry in their state.
South Dakota is on the cusp of doing away with the state’s requirement that residents acquire a permit before carrying a gun concealed for self-defense.
Five Illinois counties have now declared themselves to be “sanctuary counties” for gun owners, and 20 more counties in the state are considering the same move.
The Oklahoma Senate concurred with the House and voted to abolish the requirement that a law-abiding Oklahoma resident acquire a concealed permit in order to carry a gun for self-defense.
The Oklahoma House passed legislation Wednesday to abolish the need to get a state-issued permit before carrying a concealed handgun for self-defense.
South Dakota Republican Senators are pressing Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) to sign a bill removing a permit requirement for carrying a concealed handgun for self-defense.
Michael Bloomberg boosted the finances of the gun control lobby by giving and/or spending over $50 million in 2014 alone.
While our nation’s overall concealed carry landscape is a patchwork of frustrating laws many Americans struggle to navigate, it is heartening to know that 12 states makes things easy by allowing law-abiding residents to carry guns without any bureaucratic interference.
During commentary on July 17 Michigan Radio analyst Jack Lessenberry suggested permitless carry is part of loving guns more than kids.
On Wednesday Michigan’s House passed legislation to stop requiring a government permit to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense.
FBI crime report figures show that Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming–three states that abolished their concealed requirement years ago–have since witnessed a decreased in handgun murders.
Gabby Giffords’ gun control is ramping up their misinformation campaign in hopes of derailing permitless carry as it goes to a full House vote in North Carolina.
Michigan’s House is considering a bill to make the Second Amendment the only permit law-abiding residents of the state would need.
On Tuesday the Alabama Senate passed legislation to abolish the requirement that law-abiding citizens get a concealed carry permit in order to exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) says a House Bill to eliminate a concealed carry permit requirement is “constitutional,” and he “will sign it if it reaches his desk.”
A New York Times editorial suggests the April 10 murder-suicide in California shines a light on the danger of a “laissez-faire” bill that would allow law-abiding South Carolinians to carry guns for self-defense without a permit.
The South Carolina House passed permitless carry legislation on Wednesday, thereby continuing the momentum behind abolishing concealed permit requirements on a state-by-state basis.
