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New Hampshire Senators Consider Repealing Concealed Gun Permit

State residents would no longer need permits to carry concealed handguns under a bill considered Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Judge bars concealed guns measure
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis judge on Friday permanently barred Missouri's concealed guns law, saying it violates the state constitution. Attorney General Jay Nixon immediately appealed the ruling

Oklahoma now recognizes ALL valid

state issued CCDW permits (see page

10 of the document for details)

North Carolina Reciprocity With

Kentucky Goes Into Effect  
As of August 14, 2003

Now You See It. Now You Don't
Illegal Anti-CCW Signs Come Down at Otter Creek Park in Louisville

KC3  Summer 2003 Newsletter
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Eating Away at the Fabric of Freedom
By Dave Kopel
Essay on the failure and unconstitutionality of "gun rationing" laws

NORTH CAROLINA CONCEALED PERMIT RECIPROCITY PASSES!!!
On June 14, 2003, Governor Mike Easley signed into law a new bill granting concealed handgun permit reciprocity to any other state that grants North Carolina residents either: the ability to get a non-resident permit in that state, or that state grants carry with a NC permit. This law takes effect sixty (60) days after it was signed (by my guess August 14, 2003).

The progress of "Shall Issue" concealed carry laws in the last 16 years
This is an animated map that shows the chronological progress of shall issue concealed carry laws in the United States.

Examples Of Armed Citizens Coming To The Aid Of Officers In Peril
There is NO evidence to support the assertion that law enforcement officers are put at risk by law-abiding citizens carrying concealed firearms in their car. There are no studies, even ones with twisted statistics, that draw this conclusion. How can that be? Because there is NO record of a law enforcement officers having been injured by a CCW permit holder during a traffic stop, anywhere in the 44 CCW states.

We can, on the other hand, offer numerous examples of armed citizens coming to the aid of officers in peril. more...

CHL (concealed carry license holders) Not A Threat To Community
Texas’ law is a lesson in how responsible gun owners can be trusted

Raging Against Self Defense:
A Psychiatrist Examines The Anti-Gun Mentality by Dr. Sarah Thompson, A MUST READ!

KC3  February 2003 Newsletter
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South Dakota Reciprocity!
Kentucky and South Dakota now have CCW Reciprocity

HB97 and the Instructor Scandal
Changes in the law in response to the Instructor Scandal

Results of the A/D at Tinseltown
A pocket gun goes off by accident in a crowded theater - the legal results and implications

KC3 Chronicle, September 2002 Issue
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While Under Oath...
Thoughts on the CCW Instructor Scandal by James R. Hall, Director, KC3

Then What Are You?
Grassroots RKBA Activism at City Hall
By Dennis J. O'Connor

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Guns Inside The Courtroom
A new Kentucky law went into affect last week allowing prosecutors the right to carry concealed weapons into the courtroom.

KC3 Spring/Summer 2002 Newsletter
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Senate passes firearms bill HB 97
35-0; House OKs it 86-9
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Lawmakers yesterday approved a final version of a bill that critics said would loosen the state's concealed-weapons law and hamper a state crackdown on rogue firearms instructors. But the sponsor of House Bill 97, Rep. Bob Damron, D-Nicholasville, brushed off such concerns yesterday. He said his bill actually will make the law tougher by making it illegal to falsify firearms-safety-training records for those seeking permits to carry concealed weapons.

6 indicted over gun permit classes
3 instructors face mail-fraud charges
Up to 3,000 Kentuckians got permits to carry concealed deadly weapons without taking the required training because instructors issued fraudulent paperwork, state and federal officials announced yesterday. In return for a fee of up to $75, the instructors certified that people had completed training when they hadn't, according to federal indictments.

Justice Cabinet Announces Changes Regarding The Carry Concealed Deadly Weapons Program
Six instructors indicted. Some CCW licenses to be revoked.

Tighter security means big changes for state Capitol visitors
People heading to Frankfort over the next three months to watch Kentucky legislators hash out laws and debate policy had better get there early. Security measures instituted since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will change what formerly was easy access. ''A lot of us think it is overkill. I don't think there are really any terrorists who are looking at causing havoc in the state of Kentucky,'' said Sen. Tom Buford, R-Nicholasville. ''And any terrorist who knows anything about Kentucky would know that we (lawmakers) can cause more than enough terror on our own.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR GUN RIGHTS?
As America bears arms, let's protect our right to keep them.

POLICE DATA: PACKING HEAT DOESN'T PACK ON CRIMES
Fear of more crime with more gun permits appears unfounded.

Pennsylvania Reciprocity!
Pennsylvania Signs CCW Reciprocity Agreements with Florida and Kentucky
After 5 years of hard work, the Allegheny County Sportsmen's League was contacted by Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher on October 24, 2001 to confirm that his office has finalized two Reciprocity Agreements.  The Attorney General has announced that hose agreements have been signed with Florida and Kentucky. 

Concealed guns afford self defense
Director Melissa Allison Sets Straight the Kentucky Post
I have rationally gone over the facts and realized that gun carriers are no more violent than any other normal citizen of the United States. They have simply chosen to protect themselves instead of being a victim. Why should we not have the right to defend ourselves against those who threaten us and our families? more...

Campbell Co. to lift gun restriction: Permit-holders can carry in parks
KC3 board member, Tyler Allison, leads challenge to illegal ordinance. Campbell County soon will allow people with permits to carry concealed guns in its parks. County Attorney Justin Verst recommended Wednesday that the Fiscal Court change the county's current ordinance, which prohibits firearms in all county buildings and parks. He recommended the county modify the ban to make it apply only to county buildings. more...

ALABAMA RECIPROCITY
The list is out for reciprocity according to Alabama's new Alabama Concealed Carry Reciprocity Law, which is effective August 1, 2001. It's here

NM Concealed Carry law takes effect
Weapons permits won't be issued until January
Standing with a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver on her hip, Heather Hoskins recounts the morning she says she was almost accosted outside her apartment. It was 3 a.m. when she was driving into her complex and noticed a man staring suspiciously at her car. The man followed her vehicle and when she stepped out, he was walking straight at her. more...

From a Woman’s Perspective
Melissa Allison, Director KC3
I will admit it right from the start; I am a new gun owner. Less than a year ago I would have been more likely to be a member of the Million Mom March than a board member of the Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed. However, as the saying goes, "Times change" and so have my views of guns and gun ownership. I now understand the value of protecting the right to carry concealed weapons. more...

Aussie Crime Soars Again: Another Gun Control Success?
Crime has soared across Australia during the past year with the number of people attacked increasing by almost 7,000 and sexual assaults by 1,500. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) survey of crime recorded by police in 2000 shows the number of crime victims increased in just about every category except murder. There were 302 people murdered in 2000, compared with 343 in 1999. more...

Woman Defends Herself after Courts and EPO's Fail
A woman eluded a gunshot fired by her ex-husband Monday night and killed him with a return shot from her own pistol, authorities said Tuesday. more...

40 Reasons For Gun Control
1. Banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, & Chicago cops need guns.
2. Washington DC's low murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, and Indianapolis' high murder rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the lack of gun control. more...

CARS vs. GUNS
The Liberals are Right. The latest rhetoric we hear from the anti gun people is we should treat guns like cars. I think its time to seriously look at this idea -- and support it. more...

Crime Jumps in California except in one county. There is one county in California where crime is not increasing. In this particular county there has, in fact, been a 29 percent decrease in violent crime in the past year! That county would be Orange County Santa Ana, Disneyland, Newport Beach, etc. Why?