“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 (@realDonaldTrump) via Twitter
Category: CCW
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appear intent on painting lawful gun ownership as a danger to society, and the Second Amendment as little more than an outdated protection of a person’s right to hunt, it’s important to remember the regular role armed citizens play in defending inalienable rights.
Continue reading “11 more examples of how firearms save gun owners’ lives, property”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.
Continue reading “Myth busted: Campus carry never caused that increase in violence liberals predicted”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.”
Continue reading “Debunking the myth of ‘concealed-carry killers’”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.
Continue reading “Oklahoma judge rejects challenge to ‘permitless carry’ law”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.
Continue reading “New Concealed Carry Report for 2019: 18.66 million permit holders despite 16 constitutional carry states, over 1.4 million more than last year”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.
Continue reading “Maine tops ‘safest states’ rankings four years after removing major gun restriction”California sheriff encourages concealed-carry holders in his county to ‘exercise their rights’
Promoting the right to bear arms and defend yourself, a California sheriff is encouraging law-abiding concealed-carry holders in his jurisdiction to help safeguard themselves and others.
Continue reading “California sheriff encourages concealed-carry holders in his county to ‘exercise their rights’”Federal judge orders permanent injunction against Riverside County over unconstitutional ‘CCW’ carry license policy
LOS ANGELES — Today, plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed last fall announced that Senior United States District Judge Dean D. Pregerson entered an order permanently enjoining Riverside County, California from having a policy and practice of preventing legal U.S. residents from exercising their right to apply for a carry license in Van Nieuwenhuyzen, et al. v. Riverside, CA Sheriff Stanley Sniff, et al. A copy of the court filings can be viewed at www.firearmspolicy.org/legal.
Continue reading “Federal judge orders permanent injunction against Riverside County over unconstitutional ‘CCW’ carry license policy”