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Concealed Weapons

Tom Dart Proposes Concealed Carry Ordinance For Cook County

Posted 05.06.2013 | Chicago

With the status of the state's new concealed carry law still in limbo, Sheriff Tom Dart has proposed a new ordinance he hopes will keep Cook County fr...

South Carolina Bill Would Allow Concealed Guns In BARS

The Huffington Post | Hunter Stuart | Posted 04.24.2013 | Politics

A bill that would allow concealed guns in bars and other places that serve alcohol in South Carolina moved closer to becoming law this week. Havin...

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To NY Gun Control Law

AP | Posted 04.15.2013 | New York

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is staying out of the gun debate for now. The justices on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a strict New Yo...

State OKs Bill Allowing Guns On College Campuses

Reuters | Suzi Parker | Posted 04.27.2013 | Politics

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Faculty and staff members in Arkansas are one step closer to legally carrying concealed handguns on the state's...

Republican Seeks To Stop Obama 'Tyranny'

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 02.06.2013 | Politics

A Republican lawmaker in North Carolina is proposing an amendment to the state's constitution allowing residents to carry concealed weapons, in an eff...

Arkansas To Allow Guns In Churches

Reuters | Posted 04.06.2013 | Religion

(Adds detail about the Senate vote) By Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Arkansas House of Represent...

The Supreme Court Ruling on Guns; There Is Something for Both Sides in the Culture War Over Gun Control

David Ropeik | Posted 03.18.2013 | Politics
David Ropeik

Gun control advocates criticize the ruling, yet selectively fail to acknowledge or try to take political advantage of the ways it gives them the legal ammunition to accomplish much of what they want.

Does Your Neighbor Have a Gun?

Joanne Wallenstein | Posted 02.18.2013 | New York
Joanne Wallenstein

Given what happened in Newtown on Friday it seems to me that we should all be concerned about what our neighbors might be concealing in their nightstands.

11 People Who Want More Guns In Schools

Katy Hall | Posted 12.20.2012 | Politics

As some lawmakers call for real gun control reform in the wake of the Newtown tragedy, others are proposing a different strategy to curb school violen...

As Gunmen Continue to Terrorize Our Public Places, the Courts Continue to Weaken Our Gun Laws

Brian Levin | Posted 02.13.2013 | Politics
Brian Levin

Must we treat the Constitution, and its Second Amendment, as static and sacrosanct, as the bloodshed spirals onward? From a historical perspective, the answer is no.

Boycott Colorado Over University Gun Policy

Terry Meng | Posted 10.21.2012 | Denver
Terry Meng

As a proud graduate of the University of Colorado-Boulder, I am appalled by the state law that allows students to keep and carry weapons in some campus housing.

WATCH: Colbert Praises Concealed Weapon Fashion

Posted 05.01.2012 | Style

Remember that time the New York Times told us "companies are rushing to meet the demand for concealed-carry clothing," i.e. clothes you can hide your ...

Convention Protesters Could Carry Surprise

AP | TAMARA LUSH and MITCH WEISS | Posted 06.27.2012 | Politics

TAMPA, Florida — The thousands of protesters expected at the Democratic and Republican national conventions can come armed with a lot more than ...

That Jacket May Hide Your Gun, But It's Still Ugly

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.01.2012 | Style

Now everyone with a gun permit can act like a glock-toting crime fighter from a certain 1970s TV series with concealed carry clothing. With gun owners...

Sam Stein

Dianne Feinstein Places Hold On Controversial Concealed Weapon Bills

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.18.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday placed a hold on two controversial pieces of legislation that would force states that a...

George Zimmerman Had Accomplices. Shame We Can't Arrest Them Too

Daniel Gross | Posted 06.13.2012 | Politics
Daniel Gross

Don't get me wrong, I blame George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin. But I also blame the NRA and the politicians who do their bidding for putting the gun in his hands.

Trayvon Martin's Life One of Hundreds Ended by Concealed Carry Killers

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.22.2012 | Politics
Josh Sugarmann

While Florida's 'Shoot First' law is the reason that George Zimmerman has not been arrested, it's Florida's concealed carry law that enabled him to confront Trayvon Martin with a loaded handgun in the first place.

Meet George Zimmerman: He Is the NRA

Daniel Gross | Posted 05.22.2012 | Politics
Daniel Gross

Much more so than any of the shills the NRA had promoting their agenda in their big budget propaganda campaign, George Zimmerman is the embodiment of the gun lobby and its vision for America.

Concealed Carry Fight Rages On

Posted 03.07.2012 | Chicago

Illinois remains the only state in the union without a concealed carry law on the books -- and despite repeated failures, gun rights advocates are not...

Gun Rights Group Takes Fight Over State's Concealed Carry Ban To U.S. Supreme Court

Posted 02.07.2012 | Chicago

A gun rights group filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court Monday after a federal judge in Springfield defended Illinois' ban on concealed weapons...

Guns At School? Colorado Republicans Say 'Yes'

Posted 01.25.2012 | Home

Colorado state senators on Monday rejected legislation proposed by Republicans that would allow concealed weapons on school campuses, KJCT 8 News repo...

Florida Senate Installs Panic Buttons In Offices After Gun Law Relaxed

Posted 12.07.2011 | Miami

Thanks to a recently souped-up Florida law that now prevents police from trying to keep permitted, concealed weapons from entering the State Capitol, ...

A Gun Lobby Bill That Conservatives Should Hate

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 01.28.2012 | Politics
Dennis A. Henigan

Conservatives don't have to believe that concealed carry of loaded guns in public places poses unacceptable risks in order to be opposed to H.R. 822. Principled conservatives -- even those who think concealed carry is a positive good -- should be driven to the same conclusion.

Mollie Reilly

Liberty University Reverses Campus Gun Ban

HuffingtonPost.com | Mollie Reilly | Posted 11.21.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- At Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., students cannot watch R-rated movies, participate in unauthorized protests, attend a dance or u...

Federal Concealed Carry Measure Would Be A Big Change For Illinois

The Huffington Post/ AP | Posted 11.17.2011 | Chicago

Though Republicans have typically supported giving state lawmakers more power to govern, the House on Wednesday passed a measure that would allow peop...