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House Bill 4042 (2005) Sponsors Fulton Sheen - (primary) Rick Jones , Jacob Hoogendyk , Mike Nofs , Leon Drolet , Daniel Acciavatti , Robert Gosselin , Jack Brandenburg , John Pastor , John Stakoe , Jim Marleau , Kevin Elsenheimer , Rick Shaffer , Dave Hildenbrand , Tonya Schuitmaker , Phil Pavlov , Bruce Caswell , Rich Brown , John Gleason , David Robertson Categories Weapons, licensing ; Weapons, concealed ; Law enforcement, fingerprinting Weapons; licensing; fingerprinting requirement for renewal of concealed weapons permit; eliminate. Amends sec. 5l of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425l). -------------------------- January 27, 2005, Introduced...

          “We know that for even law-abiding folks who own guns, the rates of suicide and mortality are substantially higher. So while just perceived to be a crime thing, we think there is a wide benefit to limiting the number of guns in the city.” – Bill Barnes, aide to Supervisor Chris Daly (1)With this erroneous claim to bolster them, San Francisco supervisors kicked off a campaign to get voters to approve a city-wide handgun ban to take effect in 2006. What they are ignoring, besides statistical data, is history.Gun Ownership and Murder Rates Mr. Barnes used the term “mortality.”...

FOP SHOULD NOW ENDORSE NATIONAL CCW FOR PRIVATE CITIZENS, SAYS CCRKBA Based on the Fraternal Order of Police support for national concealed carry for working and retired police officers as "a deterrent to crime and terrorism," the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today called on the FOP to support national concealed carry for armed private citizens. CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron noted, "We all know that even retired policemen can't always be there when they are needed to prevent or stop a crime, but the likelihood of legal intervention increases when you add several...

Conceal/carry law shot down Minnesota's conceal and carry gun law was declared unconstitutional today by a Ramsey County District judge. Ruling in a lawsuit brought by several churches, Judge John Finley wrote in his decision that it was unconstitutional for the 2002 Legislature to bundle the conceal and carry gun language with an unrelated bill.

Four States Holding to 'No Issue' Handgun Laws 6/28/2004 Feature Story by Dick Dahl With the recent passage of a "shall issue" handgun law in Ohio, the number of states that have eased restrictions on concealed gun carrying has risen to 35. But in the face of this onslaught, four heartland states are holding fast to their long-time laws that prohibit the carrying of concealed guns by people other than police officers. Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin thus far have withstood the gun lobby's efforts to enact shall-issue laws. (They're commonly called "shall issue" laws because they say that the...

Our quiet rise in handguns Web-posted Jun 27, 2004 By KORIE WILKINS Of The Daily Oakland Press Three years ago, a heated debate was raging about Michigan's plan to make it easier to get concealed weapons permits. One side said more guns would make society safer from violent crime while the other said making concealed weapons permits easier to obtain was surely a recipe for disaster. Three years later, neither prediction has come true. Law enforcement officers and local officials say Michigan's streets are no safer - or more dangerous - than they were three years ago when the law...

I used to support gun control, meaning civilian disarmament.  There was no reason, the rationale went, for a private citizen to own a gun.  The only ones who wanted guns had small genitalia, were paranoid crazies, and criminals.         All this was assumed, without any empirical or statistical research to base it upon.  Due to the influence of one of my clients who is a person of great honor, I began to research the issue of gun control on my own.  Having been a college boy who loved library research, I knew how to ferret out fact from fiction.  It...

YOUNGSTOWN — Sure, Ohio now has a concealed-carry law, but once you get a license, your hidden holstered gun may not be welcome everywhere you want to go. Like spring flowers, signs that prohibit firearms are popping up everywhere. Businesses, including The Vindicator, that don't want employees, visitors or customers to enter armed are posting warning signs. Violators face a misdemeanor charge. The concealed-carry law takes effect Thursday. That day, sheriffs' departments will begin processing applications, and licenses are expected to be ready within 45 days. So, sometime in May, licensed Ohioans will be out and about with their guns....

Some Daily Oakland Press readers had mixed emotions last week when we reported a Farmington Hills woman had frightened away would-be robbers because she was legally carrying a gun. They praised us for printing the story, but wished we'd put it on the front page. It may be the first such local story we've printed or known of - and that was because the chief of police there wisely brought it to public attention. The successful threat of a weapon in the hands of a potential crime victim is an event that rarely becomes public. This surely was not the...

A measure allowing Kansans to carry concealed weapons went to the full Senate after being endorsed today by the Federal and State Affairs Committee on a 5-4 vote. Several attempts to broaden the list of places where concealed guns would remain forbidden failed on similar votes. The most significant change from a version of the bill passed by the House is that the attorney general's office would issue permits, rather than the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. KBI officials have taken no position on the concept of concealed weapons but have said the agency did not want to become a licensing...

Sheriff issues first permits for conceal-carry By Linda Redeffer ~ Southeast Missourian Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones was the first person in the county to apply for a permit to carry a concealed weapon under the county's newly approved conceal-carry law. Jones was one of four who went through the process Wednesday. For the first couple of weeks, Sheriff John Jordan said, his office will process applications at a rate of one an hour and by appointment. Between Wednesday and next Tuesday, Jordan has scheduled 34 applications for the permit. A few of those appointments are for married...

Taft to sign hidden gun bill By JOHN McCARTHY The Associated Press COLUMBUS - Lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday to allow Ohioans to carry hidden guns, and Gov. Bob Taft said he will sign it. The Senate vote was 25-8, and the House vote was 69-24. Taft said he looked forward to signing the bill. The vote marked the first time the Legislature and the governor's office have agreed to a deal after a decade of debate on the highly contentious issue. Ohioans who apply for permits to carry concealed weapons would have to pay a fee, undergo background checks...

SENATE BILL No. 891 December 10, 2003, Introduced by Senators McMANUS, KUIPERS, JELINEK, TOY, BARCIA, BIRKHOLZ, GOSCHKA and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled "An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing, possessing, and carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting devices without a license or other authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms under certain circumstances; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances; to prescribe...

YOUNGSTOWN — Carol Sell stood on Federal Plaza with a .22-caliber revolver strapped to her waist. "I believe law-abiding citizens have the right to carry a concealed weapon to defend ourselves, especially as a woman," said Sell, of Champion. She was one of 55 participants in the Youngstown Defense Walk, organized to elicit support for state legislation that would allow Ohio residents to carry concealed firearms. Ohio law already permits individuals to carry firearms openly, and that was one point of Saturday's march along Front and Market streets, said organizer Rick Kaleda of Hazelwood Avenue. Kaleda is a pistol and...

CONCEALED HANDGUN RECIPROCITY IN NORTH CAROLINA Current list of states that have concealed handgun permit agreements with North Carolina: Arkansas Alabama Georgia Florida Idaho Kentucky Michigan Montana Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Utah Virginia Please note that this list is changing and will be updated regularly. If you are from a state that is not on this list, please see our publication North Carolina Firearms Laws for a discussion of how to transport a firearm through North Carolina. This publication also includes a list of “Do’s and Don’ts” for carrying a concealed handgun in North Carolina. This information is designed...

Personal Protection Bill to be heard Concealed Weapons Hearing set for Sept. 9 in Madison Madison.. . Wisconsin citizens will have an opportunity to express their beliefs and to learn about a proposal, authored by Senator Dave Zien (R-Eau Claire), Representative Scott Gunderson (R-Waterford) and cosponsored by 48 other state legislators, to allow trained, law-abiding citizens to protect themselves and their families with a concealed weapon. Wisconsin would join 44 other states in allowing citizens the right to self-defense if the legislature passes Senate Bill 214 or Assembly Bill 444. Zien is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections...

New Jersey Coalition for Self Defense Statement Regarding Victims in Meridien, Miss., and Bakersfield, Calif. To: State Desk Contact: Robert Kreisler of the New Jersey Coalition for Self Defense, 732-247-2282; president@njcsd.org http://www.njcsd.org BRICK, N.J., July 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is an announcement from the New Jersey Coalition for Self Defense: "On behalf of the New Jersey Coalition for Self Defense, we wish to express our sincere condolences to the families and victims of the grim events in Meridien, Mississippi, and Bakersfield, California, which have captured so much attention from the press and media this past week. "Lest we...

Posted on Sat, Jul. 12, 2003 Right to carry would disprove horror stories By JOHN R. LOTT JR. Special to The Star Gov. Bob Holden finally vetoed the right-to-carry legislation last week, expressing fears about the risks the law poses for police and children. With more than 70 percent of the Missouri House and Senate already voting for the bill, the expected veto override battle appears to be coming down to a single vote in the Senate. Gun control advocates such as Holden are right to fear the right-to-carry bill's passage, but not for the reason that most people think....

One month since the onset of Minnesota's liberalized handgun law, more than 4,000 people have applied for permits to carry firearms in public, and so far almost all are getting them. In all of last year, authorities granted only 1,400 permits in those five counties: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington. 'Soft, white guys' By law, officials can't reveal the identities of those applying for or receiving handgun permits, but Dakota County Sheriff Don Gudmunson has sized them up. "They're soft white guys," he said. "They look in the mirror and see they're out of shape and think they need...

<p>About 215,000 Texans are licensed to carry concealed weapons. The state concedes that more than 400 were licensed despite prior convictions and more than 3,000 other licensees have since been arrested.</p> <p>The largest category of problem licensees involves those who committed crimes after getting their state concealed-gun permits. The cases represent domestic disputes, road rage, drunkenness, carelessness and bad judgment under stress.</p>