Politics
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TOPEKA, KANSAS — KMBZ reports that today marks the first day that Kansas’ permitless concealed carry law goes into effect. All across the state, law abiding gun owners may carry a concealed firearm on their person so long as they obey current Federal and State regulations governing where a concealed carry handgun may be taken.…
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Last October, our now-absent writer Maureen explained a court case in which a man was trying to get the ok to carry his firearm on U.S. Post Office property. At the time, it looked like a small victory of parking lot carry (but not inside the building itself). But still, we knew it would be…
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CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — It’s official! New Hampshire Senate Bill 116 (permitless concealed carry) has reached the desk of our beloved Governor Maggie Hassan. As the current bill reads, it would make New Hampshire a constitutional carry state right alongside Vermont (and soon Maine). As a New Hampshire resident, I am horribly excited by the…
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. put a hold on the condition that D.C. residents needed to demonstrate “good reason” to the chief of police in order to obtain a concealed carry permit. That was May, this is now. The Washington Times has reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals…
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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina House of Representatives had two bills on the floor which would effectively end the antiquated pistol permit process and allow staffers and congressional aides to carry concealed firearms on the state capitol. Now struck down, as well, was a provision preventing physicians and healthcare professionals from talking with their…
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA — The Daytona Beach Planning Board is currently hearing a proposal to open an indoor range within the same establishment as a restaurant and bar. “As you enter, we will be checking guns, firearms as you come in and out,” said Ron Perkinson, owner and potential future proprietor of the indoor shooting…
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By Ripcord (via TheTruthAboutGuns.com) Today’s ruling by SCOTUS on same sex marriage has the left jumping for joy and many on the right disparaging the Court. People of the gun should take solace in today’s ruling. Today, all 50 states must allow for the legal marriage of two individuals of the same sex. They must also…
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Here Is The Same-sex Marriage Victory Speech, If It Were Written For A Constitutional Carry Victory
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By Scott F. Here is Scott’s take on the President’s same-sex marriage speech, had it been written for Constitutional Carry instead. Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning of those founding words with the realities of changing times—a…
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In Iowa, The Legally Blind Are Granted Concealed Carry Permits. Who’s To Say It’s Good Or Bad?
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DES MOINES, IOWA — In Iowa law, there is no stipulation for the denial of a concealed carry permit based upon physical limitation. This includes those whom are visually impaired. Thus, in the state of Iowa, it’s entirely possible for someone who is legally blind to maintain a concealed carry permit for a pistol. This…
