Concealed Carry

On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) declined to hear a challenge to New York’s concealed carry restrictions. 

Florida state Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) voted with Democrats to defeat campus carry legislation in the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice.

The Florida Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee is weighing legislation Tuesday which would allow college students to carry firearms on campus for self-defense. 

The North Carolina Senate approved constitutional carry legislation Thursday by a vote of 26 to 18, with Republicans voting for it and Democrats opposing it. 

Data compiled by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) shows that armed civilians stop more mass shootings than police do.

A highlight of the 2025 IWA Outdoor Classics was the partnership between Glock and Aimpoint, resulting in the COA optic on Glock pistols. 

Legislation to allow armed teachers and staff for classroom defense is set to come before the West Virginia House. 

An alleged would-be mass shooter was killed Monday afternoon when a good guy with a gun drew his own firearm and shot the suspect. 

Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to make North Carolina the 30th constitutional carry state in Union.

A garbage truck driver with a concealed carry license killed one alleged armed robber and left a second in critical condition in Chicago at about 5:18 a.m. on Friday.

An order issued by U.S District Judge Sherilyn Garnett on Friday allows members of Gun Owners of America and the Second Amendment Foundation to apply for nonresident concealed carry licenses in California.

An aggressive driver was shot numerous times Friday night in Houston, Texas, after allegedly brake checking, blocking and chasing, a couple riding in another vehicle.

A report from the National Sports Shooting Foundation (NSSF) shows the number of firearms in civilian possession topped 490 million in 2022.

I acquired a Heckler & Koch VP40 shortly after it was released in mid-2015 and can honestly say the pistol has functioned flawlessly.

Legislation to create national reciprocity for concealed carry was introduced in the Senate Thursday, one day after similar legislation was introduced in the U.S. House.

Rep. Richard Hudson (R) put forward national concealed carry reciprocity legislation, which is something Trump supports.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) called on Congress to rally behind his National Constitutional Carry Act on Sunday to remove the government’s ongoing interference with the people’s right to bear arms for self-defense.

A report by the New York Times suggests President-elect Donald J. Trump has “lost faith” in the National Rifle Association (NRA).

An alleged carjacker is in critical condition after a driver shot him in the Crafty Crab parking lot in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

A legally armed food vendor shot and fatally wounded an alleged robber just before 9:00 o’clock Friday night in Chicago. 

A Third Circuit three-judge panel rejected a motion that one of the 2nd Amendment Foundation’s concealed carry cases be remanded.

Over the weekend President-elect Donald Trump announced a push for national concealed carry reciprocity, a move which would make the concealed permit of any one state valid in the other 49.

The Detroit Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into why Lions’ wide receiver Jameson Williams was not arrested when a gun was found under his seat during an October 8, 2024, traffic stop. 

A concealed carry permit holder opened fire on a group of alleged carjackers Thursday morning in Chicago, striking one of them in the arm and leg. 

An alleged carjacker who attempted to enter a vehicle occupied by a mother and her children was shot dead Sunday by a bystander who intervened.

District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. ruled that New York’s ban on concealed carry on private property open to the public is unconstitutional. 

An alleged robber died after being shot by a concealed carry permit holder early Sunday morning at a Walgreens in Chicago-area Calumet City.

Okeechobee City Police Department chief Donald Hagan signed an emergency order banning the carry of firearms and the sales of guns and ammo as Hurricane Helene prepared to make landfall last week. 

Montana-based Shield Arms builds parts and accessories that turn a run-of-the-mill Glock 43X into a next level everyday carry pistol.

No charges will be filed against the concealed carry permit holder who shot and killed two people during a Detroit Lions tailgate party last Sunday.

A Chicago mother with a concealed carry permit shot a man who was allegedly trying to enter her home through her daughter’s bedroom window Saturday night.

On Friday, a three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that California cannot ban concealed carry in hospitals. 

The Eighth Circuit refused to rehear the case that overturned Minnesota’s ban on issuing concealed carry permits to 18-20-year-olds.

On Tuesday, a U.S. district judge decided that California’s ban on concealed carry permits for non-residents fails standards set forth by Bruen (2022) and Rahimi (2024).

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter Wednesday to the City of Dallas informing them they have 15 days to withdraw the gun ban statement issued by the State Fair of Texas.

U.S. District Judge Gerald L. Russell on August 2, 2024, found numerous Maryland gun bans aimed at concealed carriers to be unconstitutional.