“The protection of the Second Amendment — whatever the scope of that protection may be — simply does not extend to the carrying of concealed firearms in public by members of the general public,” the 9th Circuit Court ruled.

District Judge Richard Leon wrote that law-abiding responsible citizens should be able “to carry arms in public for the purpose of self-defense” and that right “does indeed lie at the core of the Second Amendment.”

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed new legislation that recognizes faculty and staff have the right to arm themselves while on public colleges and campuses. In April, Guns in the News reported that the House and Senate campus carry bills, which were introduced by state Representative Andy Holt (R-76) and …

Sources inside Congress have told Gun Owners of America that they may soon be taking up a concealed carry reciprocity bill. If enacted, this legislation would mean that your right to carry would no longer end at your state border. It would mean we would be one step closer to …

Article first appeared at Americas1stFreedom. I’m quite accustomed to anti-gun advocates twisting the facts, telling half-truths and even outright lying in order to sway public opinion to their side of the gun debate. Such practices are not at all uncommon, and can be heard from the local coffee shop all …

In another display of heroism and the need for citizens to be armed and able to use their arms, a 60-year-old man who carries his gun concealed stopped an axe-wielding man at a 7-Eleven in Washington. FOX News reports: A customer at a 7-Eleven store outside Seattle shot and killed …

Constitutional Carry has been passed into law via an override of Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto by the West Virginia Senate. WSAZ reports: The W.Va. Senate has voted to override Governor Tomblin’s veto on the conceal carry bill. In a 23-11 vote Saturday morning, the Senate voted to override the …

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has recently issued a letter to Alabama federal firearms licensees, which informed them that Alabama’s permit that recognizes gun owners right to carry a gun in their vehicle or concealed is an alternative to going through a background check for the purchase of …

Recent events both at home and abroad have many Americans rethinking their everyday carry handgun choices. There’s an excellent chance that you might be one of the thousands of prepared citizens trading in their pocket pistol for something a bit larger, like a gun in the size class of a …

Parents nationwide who love the 2nd Amendment and are trying to decide which college to pay for should know that, despite a new Texas law that takes effect in August 2016, their CHL-equipped college-age children will not be allowed to carry concealed weapons on the grounds of Texas Christian University, …