A new study purports no significant link between lax concealed carry laws and violent crime rates.
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Riverside, California Sheriff Stan Sniff sued for ‘discriminatory and unconstitutional’ handgun carry policies in federal court
RIVERSIDE, CA — Today, attorneys for a Riverside County resident and five public interest organizations filed a new federal lawsuit against the Sheriff Stanley Sniff and the County of Riverside over handgun carry license policies and practices that, the plaintiffs allege, are unconstitutional. A copy of the complaint for van Nieuwenhuyzen v. Sniff can be viewed at calgunsfoundation.org/sniff.
Texas judge rejects professors’ lawsuit claiming campus carry is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court soundly rejected a lawsuit by three University of Texas professors, which claimed that the state law allowing concealed carry of firearms on campus is unconstitutional, according to The Dallas Morning News.
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Trump aides advised to get guns, carry permits amid threat of violence
Aides to President Donald Trump are being advised to get guns and carry permits amid a growing threat of violence following comments by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and others.
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Provocative conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called for concealed carry at American schools as gun free zones have invited school shooters because they know “they are going to be the only one armed.”
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LA County: Only 197 Concealed Carry Permits for 10.2 Million Residents
An audit by the California State Auditor shows Los Angeles County has only issued concealed carry permits to 197 of its 10.2 million residents.
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D.C. Circuit lets stand concealed-carry ruling, cheering gun-rights activists
- Case could head to Supreme Court
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D.C. ‘good cause’ carry ban struck down by Appeals Court
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals: ‘Law-abiding citizen’s right to bear common arms must enable the typical citizen to carry a gun’
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DC Appeals Court throws out controversial handgun restrictions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday put a hold on Washington, D.C.’s attempt to keep residents from carrying concealed handguns for self-defense, a move gun rights activists are considering a win.
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Study: Concealed permit holders among the most law-abiding of law-abiding citizens
A Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) study shows that concealed carry permit holders are among the most law-abiding of law-abiding citizens in the country.