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Nevada – Nevada just posted their new listing of states they will honor. They have removed Florida, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota and Virginia. They don’t give a reason they just posted a new list. It is dated Effect July 1, 2021. I am making the changes for this to the site...

The Texas Senate has approved the Conference Committee Report on House Bill 1927 and it will be sent to the Governor. The Governor has stated he will sign it. So Sept. 1 Texas will be the 21st state to have Permitless Carry. There is a process and it will most likely be some days before the...

Arizona – The Governor a has signed HB 2570 which strengthens the Rights of Gun businesses doing a declared emergency. Bill will become effective on or about Ausust 28, 2021. https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/laws/0367.pdf Michigan - The Michigan Capitol Commission has stated they...

Florida – Governor has signed SB 1884 which puts teeth back in Florida’s Preemption Bill which has been in a court fight for years and that issue was settled in Florida’s favor late last year. A lot the law covered in the bill was put on hold by the courts until Florida won an appeal last year...

First – I what to thank everyone for their kind words in replies to my post and what I do. It is very much appreciated. I don’t answer posts to say thanks etc as I will miss someone and don’t want to do that. So Thank You All! I enjoy what I do and I can’t do what a lot of other people do for...

Florida - The 1st District Ct of Appeals in FL has overturned a ruling from a Circuit Ct. on a FL law that passed back in 2012 that would hold local authorities liable and could be sued and have to pay for gun laws they passed that were illegal under FL Preemption Law. The Circuit Ct ruled the...

Iowa – The Governor has signed House File 756 Making Iowa a Permitless Carry State. The Law becomes effective July 1, 2021. The age will be 21 or older to carry openly or concealed under their Permitless carry Statute if you can legally possess a firearm. Iowa Legislature - BillBook...

Arkansas – The Governor has signed SB 24 which adds Stand Your Ground to Arkansas Law. This means you don’t have to retreat if you are in a place you can legally be. Effective on or about July 30, 2021. Arkansas bills become law 90 days after the legislature adjourns which is scheduled for...

Utah – The Governor has signed HB 60 which will make Utah a Permitless Carry state on or about May 5, 2021. Utah bills without an effective date take effect 60 days after the Legislature adjourns. May 5 would be 60 days from that date the Legislature is scheduled to adjourn but they could...

Getting a lot of questions about Permitless Carry With Montana, Utah and Tennessee having bills to do just that. Not guaranteed passage but things do look promising. Other states are talking about it but haven’t put in a bill as far as I can tell. People seeing our listing and asking in an...

Ohio – In early to mid April Ohio’s Stand Your Ground Law will go into effect. They already had a law but it only covered your home and auto. The law will read you have no duty to retreat in a place you can legally be. The exact date is the 91st day after the bill if filed by the Sec. of State...

Montana – Effective 1/1/21 Voters passed 2nd Amendment Protection when it comes to Preemption. Local Government did have the ability to ban Concealed Carry in their buildings etc. They passed a bill to change that but for reasons I don’t understand it went to the voters to approve it. They...

With a fat finger when Updating the site I removed a link to the SYG/Brandishing doc. You can see it at this link. Steve has to fix the link as I can't replace it but looks like I deleted it. OOOPSSSS!!!! https://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/STY_Castle_Brandish_Statutes.pdf

Virginia - Per § 15.2-915 Local Governments can ban firearms in their buildings/Parks/Community Centers/Special Events etc. The Virginia Legislature gave them that authority by amending Virginia Code 15.2-915 which took effect July 1, 2020. SS 15.2-915. Control of firearms; applicability to...

We are usually entering a quiet time of the year for law changes. It seems like it is the very blue states that keep on coming up with more ways to make things difficult for us honest firearm owners/carriers this time of year. The Corps of Engineers have still not approved the Rule Change for...

Nebraska State Patrol has removed Rhode Island from the list of states it will honor. They just say that Rhode Island requirements don’t meet their standards anymore. Nebraska Reciprocity | Nebraska State Patrol Puerto Rico - I have just about done all I can do with the Puerto Rico Page...

Only God knows at that instant what is legal!

WCCPHD, Yep I stated such at the top of the Document. If I put everything concerning all the Laws/Court Cases it would most likely be well over 1000 pages and that is being conservative! Some states have laws specifically defining Brandishing while many don’t. Below is a listing of Statutes...

SD law does not contain the word Brandish. As the header to the doc says: "State Statute/s on Brandishing and/or Statute/s That Could Cover the Display of a Firearm:" Their Disorderly conduct would most likely be the charge if you presented a handgun in public in your hand without good reason...