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In March 2011, Utah adopted the M1911 pistol as its state firearm. This gun was designed by Ogden, Utah native John Browning.The adoption was supported by Republican Utah State Representative Carl Wimmer, who said, "It does capture a portion of Utah's history" and "even bigger than that, it captures a portion of American history."
† With the exception of religious organizations, no public or private entity may prohibit the carry or storage of firearms within vehicles in parking lots. Minnesota is a "shall issue" state for Permit(s) to Carry a Pistol openly or concealed. Some counties have adopted Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions. [3]
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
Nov. 17—COLUMBUS — The Ohio House took a major step toward expanding gun access on Wednesday by doing away with the requirement of the last 17 years that those wanting to legally carry ...
Dakota County court records show that Gooden was prohibited from possessing firearms following a second-degree assault conviction in 2008. Gooden was sentenced to probation in that case, which ...
The Liberty Justice Center filed the suit in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota on behalf of two truckers licensed to carry in Texas, Florida and Georgia, who believe they should be able to ...
Although it is commonly referred to as an assault weapons ban, New Jersey's law actually uses the term "assault firearm" to define banned and regulated guns. Among the list of firearms identified as 'assault firearms' are the Colt AR-15, AK variants and all 'M1 Carbine Type' variants. Some New Jersey gun advocates have called its laws "draconian".
Concealed carrying of firearms remained illegal for anyone prohibited from possessing firearms under federal or state law, but any non-prohibited person no longer required a permit to carry a firearm. Also in 2003, four more states became shall-issue: Minnesota and Colorado had been may-issue, and Missouri and New Mexico which had been no-issue.