The Federal Circuitss Second Amendment Doctrines

State Level Firearm Concealed-Carry Legislation and Rates of Homicide and Other Violent Crime

“…22 Less clear is the role of concealed-carry of firearms by civilians. Legal scholars and courts are split on the constitutional necessity of allowing civilian concealed-carry outside the home [23][24][25][26][27] and the US Supreme Court has not, as of yet, weighed in on the issue. Nevertheless, over the last 30 years, every state, as well as the District of Columbia, has adopted some form of legislation allowing some form of legal civilian concealed firearm carry.…”