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Get out your map of Illinois and draw a line around Chicago, Cook County, and the surrounding towns. The rest of the state might as well be a completely separate political entity when it comes to firearms. We all know that the laws pertaining to legal gun ownership in Illinois are quite onerous,

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The Summer of 2020 was marked by riots and protests all around the country, including Michigan. While the protests in Detroit have largely been peaceful, you may still wonder what to do when visiting, if you find yourself feeling unsafe in Detroit. Whether you are in one of the restaurants in and around

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Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, is a great city to live in or visit as is the surrounding county (Wake). Besides being where the government offices of the state is located, there are universities, museums, parks, and great restaurants. But if you own a firearm there are some important laws to know

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In some states, municipal and county governments have lawful authority to impose additional regulations on an individual’s right to bear arms and defend themselves.  However, Article II, § 6 of the New Mexico State Constitution reads, in pertinent part: “No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right

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Many concerned law-abiding gun owners, especially those who live in the city, desire the lawful ability to carry a handgun for self-protection in New Jersey. The two most populated cities in New Jersey are Newark and Jersey City.  Unfortunately, it is virtually impossible for an honest citizen to obtain a carry permit anywhere

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Atlanta is a City of 500,000 inhabitants, with millions more local residents in the metropolitan area and hundreds of thousands of visitors flying through the world’s busiest airport. It’s a vibrant area with great tourist attractions downtown and lots of open space (Piedmont Park, the Atlanta Beltline) to provide breathing room for residents.

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Although firearm laws are the same throughout the state, if you are in Orlando, there are some special areas of concern we want to focus on in this article. Orlando is home to not one, but three of the world’s largest theme parks, many hotels, restaurants, night clubs, bars and other tourist attractions.

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California is renowned for its strict and uncompromising firearm laws. Indeed, some have quipped that there is a special door at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for filing challenges to gun law restrictions. Cities and municipalities in California, likewise, have the ability to regulate firearms and Los Angeles is no different. In

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Colorado state law generally governs a person’s ability to lawfully defend themselves, and while Colorado’s largest city presents some minor distinctions, it is generally in keeping with state law. For many years, Denver differed from most parts of Colorado in that in that Denver prohibited the possessing or carrying firearms deemed to be

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How could our freedoms have disappeared from the country? With just a governor’s signature, we've blinked and can find them gone.

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