Sentences with phrase «concealed weapons laws»

An examination of the effects of concealed weapons laws and assault weapons bans on state - level murder rates.

Not exact matches

If the Supreme Court overturns the appeals court, that could jeopardize laws allowing concealed weapons in every other state in the nation.

Included in the proposals is a contentious, $ 67 million voluntary program to arm school staff, including teachers, trained by law enforcement to carry concealed weapons on campus.

Compare that to states and cities that allow law - abiding citizens to get gun training and carry concealed weapons, and you will see that armed, law abiding citizens do more to deter violent crime than banning guns does.

If someone strongly values ability to carry a concealed weapon, they are likely to choose to live in a state with CC law.

Republicans in Washington have introduced the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow people who have concealed - carry permits in their home states to take their weapons to other states that have laws allowing people to carry their weapons hidden wConcealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow people who have concealed - carry permits in their home states to take their weapons to other states that have laws allowing people to carry their weapons hidden wconcealed - carry permits in their home states to take their weapons to other states that have laws allowing people to carry their weapons hidden with them.

After the speech, she said the state's restrictive gun laws make it too hard for people to get permits to carry concealed weapons, though she doesn't support lowering the minimum age to obtain a concealed carry permit.

«Concealed carry reciprocity is a common - sense reform that reduces confusion for law - abiding gun owners who wish to travel to other concealed - carry states,» Faso said in the statement, adding that out - of - state carriers would have to follow New York state and local prohibitions on weapons in bars, churches, public buildings and other instConcealed carry reciprocity is a common - sense reform that reduces confusion for law - abiding gun owners who wish to travel to other concealed - carry states,» Faso said in the statement, adding that out - of - state carriers would have to follow New York state and local prohibitions on weapons in bars, churches, public buildings and other instconcealed - carry states,» Faso said in the statement, adding that out - of - state carriers would have to follow New York state and local prohibitions on weapons in bars, churches, public buildings and other institutions.

The ad, which was paid for by the state Democratic Party Cuomo controls, also cites his current push for a law that would take guns from all convicted domestic abusers and his call to «stop Washington from allowing concealed weapons to cross state lines.»

In December, Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) had severed reciprocity rights of gun owners in 25 states with concealed - weapons standards looser than Virginia's — a move that had infuriated gun - rights activists even though state law has long dictated that reciprocity be limited to states with standards on par with Virginia's.

The tragic shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., on July 20 has reignited a long - running debate about gun control and laws allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons.

The Stanford researcher updated the NRC analysis with more than a decade of new data and found that laws letting people carry concealed weapons boost violent crime — a bit.

With excellent timing the loathsome governor of Arizona Jan Brewer had just signed into law the right to carry concealed weapons without a permit, while gutting funding for mental health.

While many weapons used for hunting are protected under the law, a person in possession of any type of firearm that is loaded or concealed could face serious consequences.

In the context of a specific law restricting the possession of weapons (concealed or not) in schools, the context requires that the definition explicitly mentioned in 18-1-901 (3)(e), which is outside Article 12, is being referred to.

In addition, without asking officers to be conversant with the details of court rulings, it is not too much to expect that police would be familiar with the settled law that routine strip searches are inappropriate where the individual is being held for a short time in police cells, is not mingling with the general prison population, and where the police have no legitimate concerns that the individual is concealing weapons that could be used to harm themselves or others: Golden, at para. 97.

Last November, the court also let stand a Florida law that prohibits concealed - weapons permit - holders from wearing their firearms in an open, visible way.