The Second Amendment Foundation today won a significant victory for concealed carry when the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a December ruling…
7th Circuit Court Lets Posner Ruling Stand; Huge Win For Concealed Carry
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Maine: Temporary Concealed Handgun Permit Confidentiality Legislation Enacted
Legislative Document 576, temporary emergency Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) confidentiality legislation, was enacted in Augusta, Maine yesterday…
Arkansas: Church Protection Act Signed Into Law
SB 71 removes the absolute prohibition on concealed handgun carry license holders from carrying a concealed firearm for personal protection into any church…
Virginia Concealed Handgun Permit Holder Privacy Advances to Final Vote
Privacy for Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Advances to Final Vote, Continue to Contact Your Delegates to Support SB1335…
Wyoming Concealed Carry Expansion Bill Protested By The Teachers it Was Designed to Protect???
Large crowd of anti-gun education-employees converged upon Cheyenne today. All the usual arguments were proposed, and I must say this is expected from that crowd…
Wyoming Concealed Carry Expansion Bill Hb-105 Passes, But Not Intact
Even though the anti-gun crowd fought this legislation every step of the way — it was your phone calls and emails that pushed it in the right direction…
Montana: CWP Confidentiality Bill Headed to Senate Floor
This legislation is a much-needed reform which would make all information relating to concealed weapon permit (CWP) holders confidential…
Arkansas: Church Carry Bill Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee
SB 71 would remove the absolute prohibition on concealed carry permit holders from being able to defend themselves in any church or other place of worship…
Kentucky: Henderson Concealed Carry Ban Tabled Indefinitely
Thank you to everyone who called your city officials and attended the Board of Commissioners’ meeting to voice your opposition to this restrictive proposal that would have placed arbitrary restrictions on lawful firearms owners…
Arkansas: State Senate Passes Church Gun Carry, Bill Advances to House
This legislation would remove the absolute prohibition on concealed carry permit holders from being able to defend themselves in any church or other place of worship…
IL Attorney General Files Challenge To Appeals Court Ruling On Illinois Concealed Car
We fully expected AG Madigan to file this challenge. We see it as a desperate attempt to capitalize on the Newtown murder
Illinois State Rifle Association Offers Concealed Carry Advice To Illinois Citizens
In light of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision paving the way for concealed carry in Illinois, many thousands of Illinois citizens will soon begin the process of applying for permits to carry defensive firearms…
Citizens Ignored By Everett Massachusetts Police File Lawsuit Against Chief
Mr. Galdo contacted the state Firearm Records Bureau & was informed that they had not received his application from Everett Police, what makes it worse is that there are no consequences to the Police…
Victory for Self-Defense and the Second Amendment
Federal Court Strikes down Illinois’ total ban on carrying firearms for self-defense outside the home or business…
7th Circuit Court Of Appeals Directs Illinois General Assembly To Pass Concealed Carry Bill
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has rendered a decision in the Shepard/Moore v. Madigan case that states that Illinois’ ban on concealed carry is unconstitutional…
Nevada AG Opposes National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Mastro signed her name to a letter sent to the U.S. Senate leadership urging them to oppose important pro-gun federal legislation…
Michigan to Expand Concealed Carry & Eliminate Concealed Weapons Licensing Boards
This pro-Second Amendment reform legislation sponsored by Senator Mike Green (R-Mayville) would streamline the process for a concealed weapons license, while creating expanded carry zones…
Attention New Mexico Concealed Handgun Licensees – Important Rule Change
the State Parks Division of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department held a public hearing to remove the current ban on concealed handgun licensees carrying handguns in state parks…
Florida Attorney General Tells State Supreme Court Carrying A Gun Is Always A Crime
FL Attorney General Pam Bondi’s position is that anyone carrying a gun should always be presumed to be a committing a felony. And apparently, everyone is carrying….
Democrats Introduce Bill To Effectively Kill Concealed Carry In Ohio
HB595 would essentially reverse current law, allowing concealed carry on private property unless a sign is posted requesting that law-abiding CHL-holders stay out, and replace it with a requirement that CHLs would need to obtain permission…
University Chancellor Nips Anti-Gun Professor’s Delusions of Grandeur in the Bud
In a country of more than 300 million people, it’s almost guaranteed that, somewhere out there, there’s going to be someone so full of himself that even hot air can’t find a way inside.
Respect for the Second Amendment in Illinois’ Largest County
In particular, the county’s top prosecutor, Ronald Dozier, singled out the Illinois law that requires a person to possess a Firearm Owners Identification Card to be able to buy a gun.
Maryland Concealed Carry Update
On July 23rd, the district court ruled that the State was not entitled to a further stay and that it had two weeks to begin processing permits without the unconstitutional requirement.
SAF & ANJRPC React to New Jersey Attorney General Brief on Gun Case
New Jersey’s newly appointed Attorney General has instead slapped gun owners in the face in the latest set of papers in a federal lawsuit brought by ANJRPC and the Second Amendment Foundation.
Which States Allow Lawful Concealed Carry in State Parks
Carrying is legal in some, but not all state parks. We answer that and other questions here.
Ohio Passes Firearm Bill to Modernize Reciprocity & Concealed Carry
By a 59 – 28 margin, the Ohio House has passed House Bill 495, which will reform Ohio concealed carry law to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
NC Senate Creates “Livermush Festival” While Ignoring Restaurant Carry
NC politicians had plenty of time to pass SB 236 Shelby Livermush Festival Act but now claim to be too busy with budget issues to fix the problem of defenseless families in restaurants.
Woollard Case – Latest Update from Maryland’s Attorney General
A study by the Harvard Injury Control Research Center was included in support of the State’s position. Note that the Research Center Bulletins are funded by the notoriously anti-gun Joyce Foundation.
Stop MO General Assembly from Ending Session Without Passing Right-to-Carry Reform
Senate Bill 489, authored by State Sen Brian Munzlinger (SD-18), is a critical Right-to-Carry cleanup bill that would address confusion surrounding the increase of training requirements.
Florida Governor Scott Signs Three Pro-Gun Bills into Law
This year, three pro-gun/pro-sportsmen bills passed in the Florida legislature and were enacted into law by Governor Rick Scott.