Open Carry

Philadelphia

In Philadelphia, a Program Offers Some People Arrested for Unlicensed Guns a Second Chance

The initiative is open to those with no prior convictions and whose only crime was having an unlicensed gun. It aims to work around a state law that treats Philadelphians more harshly than other Pennsylvanians.

Concealed Carry

New Mexico’s Gun Carry Ban Isn’t a Longterm Solution. Here’s Why.

A bold move to curtail gun violence in Albuquerque has gotten a lot of attention, but less controversial solutions hold more promise.

Gun Rights

SCOTUS Says People Have a Right to Carry Guns in Public

In striking down New York’s “good cause” permitting law, the justices set a precedent that may imperil licensing regimes in at least five other states.

Open Carry

Virginia Bill Would Let Cities Ban Guns from Protests

The city of Charlottesville, Virginia, was powerless to prevent attendees from carrying guns at last year’s Unite the Right rally. But one of the state’s top officials, Attorney General Mark Herring, thinks he can prevent a similar situation from unfolding…

Analysis

How to Keep Armed Militias Out of Your City

Experts on the militant far-right say state laws provide options, even when openly carried guns are permitted and communities are barred from setting their own firearm restrictions.

Gun Rights

To Build a Case for Guns in Public, a Judge Cited Racist Antebellum Legal Precedents

A federal appeals court panel ruled this week that laws banning the open carry of firearms violate the Second Amendment. The finding in the case of Young v. State of Hawaii is surprising in that it came from judges…

Concealed Carry

Texas’s Most Pro-Gun Lawmaker Says Church Shooting Is a Case for Permitless Carry

The most pro-gun lawmaker in gun-friendly Texas says Sunday’s mass shooting at a small-town church only reinforces the need to pass a bill that removes any restrictions on the carrying of firearms in the state’s public spaces. “The truth is,…

Gun Rights

How Charlottesville May Change the Debate Over Armed Militias and Open Carry

One prominent group has issued a 'stand down order,' saying it feared being associated with racist protesters.

Law

Peruta v. California: The Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Case?

The Justices are deciding whether to hear a case that could determine whether there's a constitutional right to carry concealed guns in public spaces.

Concealed Carry

Meet the Gun Rights Absolutists Bringing ‘Constitutional Carry’ to a State Near You

Proposals to repeal training and license requirements for carrying firearms in public are gaining steam — no thanks to the NRA, say the activists behind the movement.

Open Carry

‘Because We Are Free:’ Open Carry At the RNC, In Photos

Making a political statement, with rifles and handguns.

Open Carry

What You Need to Know About Open Carry in America

It's perfectly legal in most states to show up at a protest with a loaded assault-style weapon.

Open Carry

The Aqib Talib Case Shows There Are Still Lots of Ways to Break Gun Laws in Texas

An investigation into whether the Denver Broncos player illegally carried a firearm into a club underscores that new open carry legislation has limits.

Concealed Carry

There’s Now a Pro-Gun Petition Trolling the Democratic National Convention

Its call for the party to bar all armed security from its Philadelphia gathering makes for punchy rhetoric, but wobbly logic.

Open Carry

The ‘Liberal’ Behind the GOP Convention Gun Petition Wanted to Spark a Bigger Open Carry Backlash

But he never expected that the Secret Service would be forced to respond.