Permitless Carry – Shooting News Weekly

We’ve Been Running a Huge, Real-World Experiment in the Expansion of Carrying Guns in America…Here Are the Results

Kostas Moros — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:52:21 +0000

We all make incorrect predictions from time to time, but the degree to which opponents of the Second Amendment were wrong is simply astounding.

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The Number of People With Carry Permits Fell Slightly, But More People are Packing Than Ever Before

NRA ILA — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:32:27 +0000

After peaking at 22 million in 2022, the number of concealed carry permit holders fell by 0.59 million last year to a current total of 20.88 million.

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The Data Doesn’t Support the Hysteria Over Concealed Carriers Wounding Bystanders During Defensive Gun Uses

Shooting News Weekly — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 14:00:26 +0000

The police accidentally wounded 5.6 times as many bystanders as the civilians, including a security guard wounded, in a decade, and 3 times the number killed, and seven times numbers wounded.

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Falling Murder Rates Show Gun-Grabbers Have Been Humiliated by Reality

Kostas Moros — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:00:40 +0000

The idea sold by the gun control industry that expanding carry rights is somehow dangerous and will increase crime has been totally obliterated.

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Happy Thanksgiving From Shooting News Weekly

Dan Zimmerman — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:00:18 +0000

Whether you ventured out in the field and got your Thanksgiving bird with a load of No. 5 shot or you lifted it into the shopping cart in your local grocery store, the result should be the same.

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Narrative Alert: Bloomberg’s ‘The Trace’ Makes A Strong Case That More Guns = Less Crime

CCRKBA — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:25 +0000

The Trace article has literally put the lie to anti-gun propaganda which has festered for decades, that more law-abiding citizens carrying guns would result in widespread mayhem, more bloodshed and increased homicides.

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North Carolina Legislature Votes Tomorrow to Override Gov. Stein’s Veto of SB50 Permitless Carry Bill

Dan Zimmerman — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:00:49 +0000

It's not as if Governor Stein isn't used to having his vetoes overridden. The North Carolina legislature has already overridden a handful of bills at the end of July that Stein had nixed. Let's hope they have at least one more left in them.

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Moral Imperative: After Senate Vote, North Carolina House Needs to Override Governor’s Veto of Permitless Carry

Larry Keane — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:00:05 +0000

If the North Carolina House votes to override Gov. Stein’s veto, it will mean North Carolinians will have more options to exercise their 2A rights and protect their families, homes and businesses from criminals that blatantly and openly ignore the laws.

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North Carolina Governor Vetoes Permitless Carry Bill

Dan Zimmerman — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:58:34 +0000

"Authorizing teenagers to carry a concealed weapon with no training whatsoever is dangerous. The bill would also make the job of a law enforcement officer more difficult and less safe."

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North Carolina Poised to Join Constitutional Carry Club, End Abuses From Gun-Hating Sheriffs

John Boch — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:00:19 +0000

Oh no...gun-hating sheriffs in the Tarheel State would no longer have the means to discriminate against disfavored people and classes when it comes to processing applications in a timely manner.

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