WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT — In a news conference Monday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced legislation that would severely restrict the rights of armed citizens in the state. Lamont’s targeting open carry in the state. According to WFSB, the legislation package will be introduced to the Connecticut General Assembly next month. It will reportedly include: Investing $2.5 […]
Introducing: The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2023
We’re at it again. There have been multiple attempts to instill some variation of concealed carry reciprocity — where all states would be obligated to respect other states’ concealed carry permits — over the years. Now, Rep. Richard Hudson is doing it again. Hudson, a North Carolina representative, introduced the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of […]
Alabama Constitutional Carry Took Effect January 1
ALABAMA — Responsibly-armed citizens in Alabama will get to experience permitless concealed carry starting Jan. 1 of 2023, ABC News reports. The new law eliminates the need for someone to apply for a concealed carry permit in the state, although they are still welcome to do so. This will make Alabama the 25th state in […]
Top 5 Worst Anti-Gun Quotes For 2022
There’s nothing wrong with seeing some of the awful things people are capable of in this country and knowing there needs to be a change. There’s a whole lot with blind pushes for gun control by people who are either horrifyingly misinformed or completely unwilling to acknowledge the good that responsibly-armed citizens do in our […]
Half Of All United States Will Have Constitutional Carry To Start 2023
It is going to be a huge year for the Second Amendment, folks. Even as we have President Joe Biden referring to the idea of buying semi-automatic weapons as “sick” and lacking any “social redeeming value” and trying to curb our 2A rights a little bit at a time, more and more individual states are […]
New Jersey Governor Signs New Gun Restrictions Into Law, NRA Immediately Files Lawsuit
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation into law specifying who can carry firearms and where they can be carried, The Washington Times reports. This is just one of many legislative gambits attempting to negate the United States Supreme Court’s decision against New York’s mandate that carriers have “proper cause”to carry a handgun in […]
6 Million Carried Guns Daily In 2019, Doubling 2015 Statistic
An estimated six million American adults carried a loaded firearm with them on a daily basis in 2019, according to a new study published by the American Journal of Public Health. This statistic doubles the number of daily carrier from 2015. The study is an attempt to wrangle with the fact that relatively little concrete […]
How Many People Are Carrying Guns Without a Permit?
While we might be able to do things like track the number of issued carry permits in a given state, not a lot is known about what’s actually taking place on the ground every day. The American Journal of Public Health is trying to change that a little bit at a time, and part of […]
Hawai’i County Passes First Law Regulating Where Firearms Can Be Carried In State
HAWAI’I COUNTY, HAWAII — The Hawai’i County Council bill limiting the places a concealed carry firearm can be carried went into effect Dec 9, Honolulu Civil Beat reported. The bill, Bill 220, makes Hawai’i County the first in the state to pass legislation regulating where firearms can be carried with a valid permit, according to […]