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  2. Concealed carry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act limits where an unlicensed person may carry; carry of a weapon, openly or concealed, within 1,000 feet (300 m) of a school zone is prohibited, with exceptions granted in the federal law to holders of valid state-issued weapons permits (state laws may reassert the illegality of school zone carry by license ...

  3. Open carry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Despite this there were still questions over the law until 2017, when Governor Asa Hutchinson sent an order to the Arkansas State Police stating open carry was legal. [15] Before 2013, it was unlawful to open carry a handgun in Arkansas even with a concealed carry license. Open carry without a permit allowed, restrictions fully preempted. [16 ...

  4. Overview of gun laws by nation - Wikipedia

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    Concealed carry of firearms is allowed through a Firearms Carry License (FCL). An FCL has the same requirements as an FPC, but carrier must be at least 21 years of age. Only handguns, such as pistols and revolvers, are permitted for concealed carry; however, up to two handguns may be carried loaded simultaneously. An FCL is valid for 4 years.

  5. 2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers - Wikipedia

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    On July 17, 2016, Gavin Eugene Long shot six police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in an ambush attack, [9] in the wake of the shooting of Alton Sterling.Four died, including one who was critically wounded and died from complications in 2022, and two others were hospitalized; of the officers who initially died, two were members of the Baton Rouge Police Department, while the third worked ...

  6. Law - Wikipedia

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    In The Concept of Law, H. L. A. Hart argued that law is a "system of rules"; [35] John Austin said law was "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction"; [36] Ronald Dworkin describes law as an "interpretive concept" to achieve justice in his text titled Law's Empire; [37] and Joseph Raz argues law is an "authority" to ...

  7. Knife legislation - Wikipedia

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    Thus in Arkansas, a state in which knife fights using large, lengthy blades such as the Bowie and Arkansas toothpick were once commonplace, [102] [121] a state statute made it illegal for someone to "carry a knife as a weapon", [122] specifying that any knife with a blade 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) or longer constituted prima facie evidence that the ...

  8. Louisiana's 3rd congressional district - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana's 3rd congressional district is a United States congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana.The district covers the southwestern and south central portion of the state, ranging from the Texas border to the Atchafalaya River.

  9. Louisiana State Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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    The GNIS ID for the Louisiana State Penitentiary "locale" is 536752, [3] the GNIS ID for the museum is 2603238, [4] the GNIS ID for the fire department building is 2673017, [5] and the GNIS ID for the adult school facility is 2434828. [6] The GNIS for the previous Louisiana State Penitenitary building in Baton Rouge is 552789. [7]