Brian Kemp Signs SB 319 Into Law Making Georgia the 25th Constitutional Carry State
From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . .
Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement in response to Governor Brian Kemp signing Senate Bill 319. Effective immediately, the law removes concealed carry permit requirements for adults 21...
Special Session: This is the Path to Florida Joining the Constitutional Carry Club
By Lee Williams
Late last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a formal proclamation calling the legislature back to Tallahassee for a special session. As of today, constitutional carry is not scheduled to be heard.
Florida...
Florida Man Arrested After Defending Himself and His Girlfriend With a Gun…But No Carry...
The Gainesville Police Department responded to a call of a physical altercation at about 2:00am on March 27. Adam Benjamin Cameron of Ocala and his girlfriend were walking with some friends when they were...
The Newest Anti-Gun Smear Isn’t Nearly As Clever As Georgia Democrats Think [VIDEO]
Georgia's Democrats aren't taking the passage of a constitutional carry bill well at all. They've released a new video featuring someone described as a former police officer. The video -- produced by the Democrats...
NRA-ILA: Happy That Half the States Have Constitutional Carry? Thank the NRA
A press release from the NRA Institute for Legislative Action . . .
A more than 30-year effort by the National Rifle Association (NRA) reached a milestone as the Georgia legislature became the 25th...
Georgia Senate Passes Constitutional Carry Bill, Governor Kemp Promises to Sign It
After some back and forth between the Georgia House and Senate reconciling different versions of constitutional carry bills, the Senate voted 34-22 in favor of the latest version that passed the House earlier this...
Shannon Watts Discovers That Politicians Care About What Their Constituents Really Want As Elections...
Called “constitutional carry” or “permitless carry” by gun rights supporters, permit repeals are a totem in red states offering Republican candidates facing primary season and November elections an opportunity to burnish far-right credentials.
But the...
Cohen: You Have to Be INSANE to Think Permitless Concealed Carry is a Good...
According to gun rights advocates, these new laws are necessary because the current permit process is simply too onerous. But that is precisely the point. It boggles the mind that anyone would want people...
The Spread of Constitutional Carry Has Dealt the Moms and Everytown Their Biggest ‘L’...
A little over a year ago, I wrote about the amazing progress constitutional carry had made, though not without a number of failed efforts. The total at the time was 18 states, something that...
Indiana Joins the Club – Governor Holcomb Signs Constitutional Carry Into Law
Two dozen. With the addition of Indiana, the constitutional carry club now has 24 members. Three (so far) in 2022. Governor Eric Holcomb signed the bill into law this afternoon and issued this statement...
Bellware: Constitutional Carry’s Advance is the Result of Increased Political Polarization in the States
Despite public polling that indicates a majority of Americans favor more gun control, gun-control advocates have been losing ground for years because of activism at the state level in part because of increased political polarization, according to Sean...
Gun Control Orgs and The Media are Apoplectic Over Ohio’s New Constitutional Carry Law
This is what we get in feckless politicians like DeWine and from state legislators who govern year-round. Their idle minds find ways to make mischief and awaken a political base, and what better way...