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Arizona this year earned a zero for its loose gun laws. The state joined Utah and Alaska as having the worst gun-safety laws in the nation, according to the Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence. The Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group has ranked states for four years. It released its latest ranking Wednesday. The group judges states based [...] Wyoming has become the fourth state to allow citizens to carry concealed guns without a permit. Gov. Matt Mead signed a bill into law Wednesday to allow state citizens legally entitled to own guns to carry them concealed starting in July. Similar bills are pending in about half a dozen other state legislatures around the country. Alaska, [...] Friday State Rep. Chris Holbert (R-Parker) and State Sen. Greg Brophy (R-Wray) introduced HB1205, the Constitutional Carry Act of 2011. This bill is designed to do one thing: allow citizens who are legally eligible to possess handguns to carry that handgun without obtaining a costly, burdensome and bureaucratic permit. One of the chief [...] A Utah lawmaker wants to allow all state residents who can legally have a gun carry and conceal it without a permit. Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, said he plans to introduce a bill to eliminate the requirement for a state concealed weapon permit to carry a loaded gun. People who do not live in Utah [...] The state of Utah, one of Idaho’s neighbors to the south, has seen a steady rise in concealed weapons permits over the past few years that highlight some differences in how the states handle letting citizens carry firearms. A key difference between Idaho and Utah is portability—people who hold Utah’s concealed weapons can use those permits [...] The political effort leading to adoption last year of a new statute allowing defensive firearms to be carried in national parks got a major affirmation – albeit tragic – Wednesday morning when a bear rampaged through a campground near Yellowstone National Park, killing one person and injuring two other campers. One can probably [...] Today is the day gun-rights advocates have had in their sights for a long time. Starting today, Arizona residents at least 21 years old can carry a concealed weapon without a permit. The change is part of a broad weapons law by state Sen. Russell Pearce passed by the state Legislature in April that eases restrictions [...] The House Finance Committee advanced two bills Thursday to expand gun rights, despite concerns from Alaska state prosecutors. One bill expands the lawful use of deadly force in self-defense. The other restores gun rights for some nonviolent felons. Both now go the House floor. Current law authorizes deadly force in self-defense to stop a few specific crimes, [...] Sunday, January 10, 2010 Nothing. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Will “Freedom To Carry” replace “Right To Carry”? It’s moving that way in Texas and elsewhere. With state legislative sessions starting nationwide, the right to keep and bear arms is front and center in people’s minds and some state legislatures. So-called “right to [...] |
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