The applications are confidential, so sheriff's departments would violate the law if they contacted anyone about the references listed on the form, a lawyer contends.

LETTER: Open carry vs. concealed carry Again, we see an example of a citizen legally carrying a firearm using poor judgement and a lack of common sense.

Recently, a number of letters to the editor have appeared opposing the permitless (constitutional) concealed carry legislation that will soon go into effect in Louisiana. Since I have not seen any ...

So in the spirit of helping the firearms-sales movement communicate well, I've come up with a few form Letters to the Editor for pro-concealed carry advocates to use.

In a letter to the editor (“Draw the line on concealed carry names,” The Sentinel, Sept. 10), Brian Smith states, “You claim that the public has the right to know who has character worthy of ...

New Jersey should not honor other states' firearms permits. In New Jersey, to conceal carry a gun in public, a person needs to apply for a permit, submit three letters of character reference ...

For nearly a century, Idaho has maintained a strong concealed carry permitting system, requiring anyone who carries a concealed weapon to possess a valid concealed weapons license. This system was ...

is a knee-jerk reaction The governor and legislators are again proposing to limit gun violence by making it more difficult for a citizen to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

Under the current concealed-weapons permitting process, applicants are subject to a background check, must be of good moral character and demonstrate knowledge of handgun safety.

As reported by NJ Advance Media, applications for concealed carry permits in New Jersey dramatically increased after the U.S. Supreme Court decided in 2022 that it was unconstitutional for states ...

Should a student with a Concealed Weapons permit be allowed to carry a concealed sidearm on Georgia college campuses? President Morehead certainly doesn’t think so.

Key Facts New York enacted the Concealed Carry Improvement Act in July after the Supreme Court struck down the state’s previous concealed carry law for being overly broad.