Posts Tagged ‘Law’
The Benefits and Liabilites of Firearm Training
In today’s society, most law abiding citizens do not realize the importance and benefits of being trained to safely use their firearms. When someone thinks of firearm/gun training, they think of training that is meant for police officers and military personnel. People should learn to understand the reason why people in these professions train in multiple disciplines including firearm…
Read MoreMilitary Need to Bear Arms – The Latest News on this 2nd Amendement Battle
Photo by the Associated Press The recent shooting in Tennessee has our nation highlighting the rules and regulations surrounding active duty military in regards to their right to bear arms. Currently it can be difficult to impossible for service men and women to store, carry, and access a firearm on military bases and in military…
Read MoreChicago Illinois Concealed Carry History
Illinois was the last of the 50 states to pass a law to allow the concealed carry of firearms with a permit or by any other method. Chicago and many of the suburbs have had their own legal restrictions around the possession and carry of handguns also. Here are some of the relevant dates in the timeline.
Read MoreHigh Capacity Magazine Limitation in Chicago
Chicago has a provision within the city code (8-20-085) that states that the carry, possession, selling, offering, or displaying for sale of any high capacity magazine is unlawful. Certain exceptions are included for…
Read MoreConcealed Carry Reciprocity: The Patchwork of Fifty States
You can begin to understand concealed carry reciprocity by comparing it to a driver’s license. When you obtain a driver’s license from any state in this country you know it is valid or honored in every other state in the country. You perhaps have never thought about it but can you imagine driving into the…
Read MoreIndependence Day Holiday and The Second Amendment
As we approach the July 4th holiday I’ve been pondering the founding generation’s intention when they penned the bill of rights which protects the basic and inherent rights of Americans to speech, religion, and the bearing of arms among other things. I’ve seen considerable debate about what the founders intended when they wrote that the…
Read MoreThe Difference Between Shall Issue May Issue and Constitutional Carry
Do states have to issue the concealed carry permit? Shall Issue The term Shall Issue is used in the industry to refer to states that have policies in place that require that law enforcement or the designated governing body, issue permits to applicants who meet the requirements set by the law regardless of any arbitrary…
Read MoreIs There A National Firearms Registry
You are watching a great episode of Law and Order and they recover a firearm from a crime scene and type the serial number into a computer and wammo up comes the name and the address of the person who is registered to that gun right? Wrong! Generally speaking for the majority of American gun…
Read MoreWhat to Do If Your Employer Doesn’t Allow Firearms
This is one part in our series of articles about reasons why those with a concealed carry permit stop carrying concealed. Please visit this introductory post to learn more about this series of articles. There are 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. That is a total of 168 hours per week. If…
Read MoreAre You Afraid of the Legal and Civil Consequences of Concealed Carry?
This is one part in our series of articles about reasons why those with a concealed carry permit stop carrying concealed. Please visit this introductory post to learn more about this series of articles. Carrying a gun for self-defense sounds so obvious and clear at first. Once one enters the community of concealed carry they…
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