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Concealed weapons permits increase by 154 percent

  CEDAR RAPIDS — For reasons ranging from personal security to “because I can,” the number of Iowans with permits to carry concealed weapons increased 154 percent during the first year of relaxed laws governing their issuance. Dennis Rosekrans, 63, of rural Cedar Rapids — one of more than 60,000 Iowans who’ve secured permits in [...]

Recent attacks revive gun debate

With the recent on-campus attacks still fresh on many students’ minds, the issue of whether or not to allow the carrying of concealed weapons on campus is beginning to resurface in the campus safety conversation. Currently, state law prohibits the carrying of firearms on or around college campuses, but the recent increase in crime on … more »

Consider This: National Right to Carry Law

Consider This: A South Carolina concealed weapons permit is not valid in all states, including our next-door neighbor Georgia.

Scanners could reveal concealed weapons

NEW YORK, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- New York City police say they are testing a new way to find concealed guns by using radiation scanners that can detect people carrying firearms.

LOOKING BACK

LOOKING BACK Three men were prevented from carrying out a planned jailbreak at the Onondaga Penitentiary, including an Albany native, who was indicted and awaiting trial on charges of carrying concealed weapons. Ethics legislation which would require many public officials — local as well as state — to make extensive disclosure of their outside sources of income was being considered by a ...