CCW – One Armed Man

Obernolte bill gives local governments authority over concealed carry law

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) introduced a bill today to ensure that local governments in California have the ability to recognize concealed carried weapon permits from other states.

Bloomberg: We can’t just let ‘average’ Americans have guns; Warren: I will not support concealed carry

They’re coming for your guns.

President Trump understands the importance of armed citizens

“Our prayers are with the families of the victims and the congregation of yesterday’s church attack. It was over in 6 seconds thanks to the brave parishioners who acted to protect 242 fellow worshippers. Lives were saved by these heroes, and Texas laws allowing them to carry arms!”
President Donald J. Trump via Twitter

Concealed-permit gun holders save lives — Texas church attack just the latest example

Texas attorney general says new gun law saved lives in church shooting

11 more examples of how firearms save gun owners’ lives, property

At a time when some gun control advocates appear intent on painting lawful gun ownership as a danger to society, and the Second Amendment as little more than an outdated protection of a person’s right to hunt, it’s important to remember the regular role armed citizens play in defending inalienable rights.

Myth busted: Campus carry never caused that increase in violence liberals predicted

The argument in favor of arbitrarily revoking the Second Amendment rights of college students, as is done in dozens of states, has ostensibly been rooted in safety concerns.

And it just got a lot weaker.

Debunking the myth of ‘concealed-carry killers’

The Violence Policy Center — a gun control advocacy group — released a study last month it wrongly claims shows that “too many concealed-carry permit holders are a direct threat to public safety.”

Oklahoma judge rejects challenge to ‘permitless carry’ law

An Oklahoma judge on Wednesday rejected an attempt by a Democratic state lawmaker and gun safety advocates to block a new law that will allow most people in the state to carry a firearm in public without a background check or training.

New Concealed Carry Report for 2019: 18.66 million permit holders despite 16 constitutional carry states, over 1.4 million more than last year

A copy of this report is available here. Copies of our annual reports from 2014 through 2018 are available here.

Maine tops ‘safest states’ rankings four years after removing major gun restriction

AUGUSTA – When Maine passed a “Constitutional Carry” law allowing Maine residents to carry a concealed firearm without any special permit in 2015, opponents of the law forecast a dangerous future for the state. They said the new law would hurt public safety and put Maine kids at risk.