Representative Elizabeth Esty (D - CT) is pushing legislation to require licenses
for handgun owners throughout the United States.
Not exact matches
Sen. Joe Griffo, a
handgun owner, doesn't want it to be so easy
for the public to determine who has
handgun permits.
Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum's call last week
for licensed pistol permit holders to begin carrying their weapons in the name of public safety has opened a public debate on «concealed carry» and the system used to vet and license
handgun owners.
But state and local law enforcement officials say legal
handgun owners who have not renewed their permits have little to fear, at least
for now.
He notes that in Texas, Ohio, and Illinois,
for example, the law allows building
owners to post signage — showing a
handgun in a circle with a slash through the circle — to notify the public that they can not bring weapons onto the premises.