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CLAIM: In the lead-up to his February 1 push for more gun control, California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed, “Permitless carry does not make you safer.”

Legislation was introduced in the House of Delegates this week which gives Virginia the opportunity to become the 26th constitutional carry state in the Union.

Alabama’s constitutional carry law took effect January 1, 2023, meaning law-abiding Americans in 25 states can now carry a gun for self-defense without paying the government a fee or getting government permission.

Nebraska state Sen. Tom Brewer (R) plans to introduce constitutional carry legislation in the upcoming legislative session and believes the votes are there to add his state to the growing list of states that have eliminated the need for concealed carry permits. 

The requirement for written permission in order to carry a concealed handgun in Alabama state parks goes away on January 1, 2023.

Greenwood Police Chief James Ison corrected the record on Tuesday by noting that 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken opened fire on the Indiana mall mass shooter and “neutralized” him just 15 seconds after the attack began.

Twenty-two-year-old Elisjsha Dicken is being praised for shooting and stopping Sunday’s mass shooter in Indiana’s Greenwood Park Mall.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is warning that requiring a permit for concealed carry subcontracts out constitutional rights to the whims of the person approving permit applications. 

AP published a piece April 19, 2022, admitting that the NRA has enjoyed “sweeping successes” regarding constitutional carry.

Former Sen. David Perdue held a press conference centered around the issue of crime on Tuesday, the same day Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed pivotal Second Amendment legislation into law.

Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed legislation Tuesday making Georgia the 25th constitutional carry state in the Union. 

Georgia lawmakers passed constitutional carry legislation on Friday, and Gov. Brian Kemp (R) responded by tweeting that Georgians’ “carry permit is the 2nd Amendment.”

Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed legislation on Monday making Indiana the 24th constitutional carry state in the Union. 

Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed legislation Monday making Ohio the 23rd constitutional carry state in the Union.

Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed House Bill 272 on Thursday, making Alabama the 22nd constitutional carry state in the Union. 

Constitutional carry passed the Indiana legislature Tuesday night and is headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s (R) desk.

Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey opposes Ohio residents being able to exercise the Second Amendment right to bear arms without first acquiring a permit from the government. 

Constitutional carry legislation passed the Ohio House on Tuesday, had an amendment approved by the state Senate on Wednesday, and is now headed to Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R) desk.

During a Wednesday rally at the Georgia Capitol, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) reaffirmed his commitment to make Georgia the 22nd constitutional carry state. 

Legislation to do away with the permit requirement to carry a gun for self-defense passed in the Georgia Senate on Monday and is headed to the House.

Constitutional carry legislation, House Bill 272, passed in the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Constitutional carry legislation cleared Georgia’s Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday and is now before the Senate Rules Committee.

Alabama Sheriff’s Association director Robert ‘Bobby’ Timmons is reportedly working with Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Moms Demand Action to defeat the constitutional carry legislation before legislators this session.

Florida state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R) spoke with Breitbart News during Turning Point’s Americafest and stressed that Americans “should not have to ask the government for a permit” in order to carry a gun for self-defense. 

Constitutional carry is currently on the move in five states: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Nebraska, and Ohio. 

Gov. Brian Kemp (R) made clear Wednesday that he will work with the House and Senate to secure legislation that would make Georgia the next constitutional carry state in the Union. 

Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is announcing on Wednesday his plans to pass constitutional carry legislation in Georgia by this spring, telling Breitbart News in an interview ahead of his announcement that “the timing is right now to get it done.”

A report by the South Florida Sun Sentinel suggests Florida is on track to become 22nd constitutional carry state. 

Gov. Tom Wolf (D) vetoed legislation Thursday that would have removed the state’s requirement that law-abiding Pennsylvanians get a permit before carrying a gun for self-defense.

Legislation that would make Pennsylvania the 22nd constitutional carry state passed the state house yesterday and is heading to Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) desk.

Ohio’s House of Representatives could vote on a bill as early as next week that will do away with the requirement specifying law-abiding citizens get permits from the state in order to carry a handgun for self-defense.

Moms Demand Action’s Shannon Watts, Mother Jones’ Ari Berman, and other activists, took to social media Wednesday to blame the Timberview High School shooting incident on Texas constitutional carry law. 

Breitbart News sat down with Arizona gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake this week and she stressed “we do not have a country without the Second Amendment.”

An alleged robber is hospitalized in Houston, Texas, after being shot in the face Wednesday by an armed citizen. 

Constitutional carry and the “Second Amendment State Sanctuary Act” are among a number of gun laws that take effect in Texas on September 1, 2021.

Louisiana Republican Sen. Patrick Connick has reportedly flip-flopped on his support of constitutional carry and may not support the vote to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ (D) veto in special session.