Starting August 1st, Louisiana law will allow veterans and active-duty military members to carry concealed guns without a license. Louisiana has about 292,586 veterans, 13,122 active military members, and an adult population of 3,567,841, roughly 8.6 percent of the...
Gun Control Laws
Bruen Gun Case Already Impacting other Gun Cases that had been appealed to the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to vacate lower court rulings in several gun rights cases and remand them back to lower courts for review “in light of” last week’s landmark 6-3 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen. Among these cases...
At Newsweek: Democrats’ Focus On ‘Gun Control’ Won’t Solve Any of Our Problems
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Newsweek after the public school shooting in Texas. Another horrible tragedy occurred on Tuesday with the attack on the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. With 19 elementary school students slain, President Joe Biden was right...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis promises Constitutional Carry while he is governor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFtWwptXw2M As Governor DeSantis notes, 25 states already have Constitutional Carry laws. From Tampa Bay's WTSP Channel 10: Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Friday by the time he is "done" as leader of the state, Floridians will have a...
Twenty-five states have Constitutional Carry
With the signing of Georgia's Constitutional Carry law at the beginning of April, there are now 25 Constitutional Carry states. Georgia followed Alabama, Indiana, and Ohio. Nebraska is likely to be the five state.
Indiana is now the 24th Constitutional Carry State
Today Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the state's Constitutional Carry/Permitless Carry bill. On Tuesday, March 8th, the Indiana House and Senate sent a Constitutional Carry bill to Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb. The House passed the bill on a...
Ohio becomes the 23rd Constitutional Carry State
Ohio today became the 23rd Constitutional Carry state, and with Georgia and Nebraska looking like sure things, there will soon be at least 25 Constitutional Carry states. It appears likely that the governor in Indiana will also sign the bill that passed his state...
Nebraska state Senate has enough votes to overcome a filibuster on Constitutional Carry
The Nebraska state Senate needed 33 votes to overcome a filibuster, so they obtained two more than necessary. There are still two more votes that are necessary before the bill goes to the governor. Last year Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts promised to sign a...
Alabama becomes the 22nd Constitutional Carry State
Vote in the Alabama state House There are now 22 Constitutional Carry states. Very soon with Georgia, Indiana, and Ohio having high probabilities of passing similar laws and possibly Nebraska, the United States is on track for having 25 states. The vote in the Alabama...
Indiana and Ohio send Constitutional Carry Bills to their Governors, Similar bills making progress in Alabama, Georgia, and Nebraska
On Tuesday, March 8th, the Indiana House and Senate sent a Constitutional Carry bill to Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb. The House passed the bill on a 68-to-30 vote. The Senate passed the bill by a 30-to-20 margin. Dr. John Lott testified in Indiana on the bill. On...
Ohio moving towards adopting Constitutional Carry, Georgia legislators are likely voting this week
Previously the Ohio state House and Senate had adopted slightly different versions of Constitutional Carry, and for a while, it looked like things were stalled with each wanting the other body to adopt their bill. But now the House is taking up the Senate bill. In...
Add Georgia to the list of states (Alabama, Ohio, and Florida) that seem likely to adopt Constitutional Carry this year
With Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp facing a stiff primary challenge from former U.S. Senator David Perdue, and both Perdue and now Kemp endorsing Constitutional Carry the odds of legislation quickly passing in Georgia has increased dramatically. Because of the May primary...