VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus and Victorville Mayor Debra Jones, announced the opening of a new Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) permit office located in Victorville.
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Indiana becomes 24th Constitutional Carry state
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb (R) has signed HB 1296 into law, making Indiana the 24th Constitutional Carry state.
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Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed legislation Monday making Ohio the 23rd constitutional carry state in the Union.
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Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed House Bill 272 on Thursday, making Alabama the 22nd constitutional carry state in the Union.
Continue reading “Alabama becomes 22nd Constitutional Carry state”Concealed carry permit holders across the United States: 2021
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared to over 21.52 million – a 48% increase since 2016. It’s also a 10.5% increase over the number of permits we counted a year ago in 2020. Unlike gun ownership surveys that may be affected by people’s unwillingness to answer personal questions, concealed handgun permit data is the only really “hard data” that we have. This increase occurred despite 21 Constitutional Carry states that no longer provide data on all those legally carrying a concealed handgun because people in those states no longer need a permit to carry.
Continue reading “Concealed carry permit holders across the United States: 2021”Court rejects qualified immunity for cop who arrested gun owner carrying valid permit
In a welcome win for police accountability and gun rights, a federal court rejected a Connecticut police officer’s demand for qualified immunity after he arrested a driver with a valid gun permit for his legally owned firearm. Blocking the driver’s lawsuit and siding with the officer, Judge Janet Bond Atherton wrote in her opinion, “would eviscerate Fourth Amendment protections for lawfully armed individuals.”
Continue reading “Court rejects qualified immunity for cop who arrested gun owner carrying valid permit”That’s illegal?
It recently came to my attention that a concealed carrier was placed under arrest in Chicago for having a laser sight on his handgun. In Chicago, it is apparently against the laws to possess an “assault weapon,” laser sight accessory, or silencer with the exception of law enforcement or the armed forces. How many of us knew that?
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed a popular measure to recognize that a state-issued license isn’t required to legally carry a concealed handgun in the Lone Star State.
Continue reading “Texas becomes the 21st Constitutional Carry state”Campus Carry: What is the danger to allowing concealed handguns on University property?
- Shootings by permit holders from 2012 to May 2021
The Kristen McMains case: The armed defender’s dilemma
The Kristen McMains case is the story of a young woman who used her concealed firearm to end a vicious, life-threatening attack. On the evening of January 26, 2016, the 25-year-old attorney left her office and stepped into a parking garage elevator. A suspicious man had followed her across the skywalk and joined her. As the elevator doors closed, McMains’ fear spiked when the stranger didn’t push a button. “I had the instinctive feeling I was going to die tonight,” she said, “unless I did something.”
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