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Welcome to the Concealed Carry Legal Defense portal. This is where you can research the laws and regulations pertaining to the world of concealed carry. Knowing the law can save you a LOT of time, money, and humilation down the road, so get your notebook ready.
Good luck with your research and
please STAY SAFE!

Take care,

Tim Schmidt
USCCA Founder
RECOMMENDED REVIEWS:
1. Use of Deadly Force
2. After the Smoke Clears
3. It Doesn't Have to Make Sense:
    It's Just the Law - Statements
4. Police Protection Law

It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law - Sensitive Areas
K.L. Jamison, ESQ.
It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law - Sensitive Areas The Heller decision found that there is an individual right to possess firearms, but that they could be banned from certain "sensitive" areas. However, the decision left the definition of "sensitive" for another day. In preparation for that day a review of the inspiration for place restrictions is valuable. . . . keep reading
It Doesn't Have to Make Sense...It's Just the Law: Defend the Scene
K.L. Jamison, Esq.
It Doesn't Have to Make Sense...It's Just the Law: Defend the Scene On 14 August, 1889, David Terry punched or slapped U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Field. . . . keep reading
It doesn't have to make sense it's just the law - GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZING
K. L. Jamison
It doesn't have to make sense it's just the law - GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZING On 16 When a legislator gets a letter on a subject, he believes it signifies an issue he must watch. When he receives ten on the same subject he believes it signifies a crisis, and he must have a position. When these same ten correspondents form an organization, it signifies a groundswell of public opinion which he . . . keep reading
No "Unwritten" Law
K.L. Jamison
No "Unwritten" Law "Yes, but how about that bastard Quill raping my wife?" my man said quietly. "How about the 'unwritten law'?"

I had been waiting for that one. "There is no such thing as the 'unwritten law' in Anglo-American jurisprudence," I said, a . . . keep reading

It doesn't have to make sense, IT'S JUST THE LAW: DECISIONS
K. L. Jamison
It doesn't have to make sense, IT'S JUST THE LAW: DECISIONS Eleanor Roosevelt carried a concealed weapon. She made the decision to carry concealed, and to go places where people threatened to kill her. She was never asked to explain any of these decisions-but she was Eleanor Roosevelt. Average persons will be asked to justify their decisions. The decision to carry is always questioned. The . . . keep reading
The Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network: An Interview with Marty Hayes
Kathy Jackson
The Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network: An Interview with Marty Hayes Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network founder Marty Hayes recently concluded his year-long series of columns for Concealed Carry Magazine, "Incident to Acquittal." In that series, Hayes addressed some of the issues and difficulties an armed citizen might encounter with the legal system following a self-defense shooting. . . . keep reading
Concealed Carry in Parks
K.L. Jamison
Concealed Carry in Parks Twenty-five years ago, the Department of the Interior established a rule regarding firearms in National Parks. The rule said that they must be unloaded and in locked containers. The inspiration for the rule is unknown. Times have changed and so has the rule . . . keep reading
From Incident to Acquittal: Closing Arguments
Marty Hayes, JD
From Incident to Acquittal: Closing Arguments A year ago, CCM Managing Editor Kathy Jackson asked me to write a series of articles discussing legal issues which come up in self-defense trials, and the series, "Incident to Acquittal" began. . . . keep reading
IT'S JUST THE LAW: Police Protection Law
K.L. Jamison
IT'S JUST THE LAW: Police Protection Law The law allows a policeman to command a citizen to come to his aid. The reverse is not true. In 1849, Jonathan W. Pottle was held captive and . . . keep reading
After the Smoke Clears
RK Campbell
After the Smoke Clears A point I have often made concerning instructors is that it is best by far to learn from an instructor who has both police experience . . . keep reading

It doesn't have to make sense, IT'S JUST THE LAW: Militia Law
K. L. Jamison
It doesn't have to make sense, IT'S JUST THE LAW: Militia Law Francis Wheeler was a toll taker on Concord Bridge that day in April, 1775. With the family musket he . . . keep reading
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law" - "The Laws of Nature"
K.L. Jamison
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law" - "The Laws of Nature" Meddling with the Constitution is excused with the claim that it was written for an agrarian society by hicks who could not . . . keep reading
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law" - The Prohibited Family Member
K.L. Jamison
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law" - The Prohibited Family Member Radio personality G. Gordon Liddy was quoted as saying that as a convicted felon he cannot possess firearms but his wife does, and . . . keep reading
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense, It's Just the Law": Landmark Decision Parker v. District of Columbia
K.L. Jamison
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense, It's Just the Law": Landmark Decision Parker v. District of Columbia On 9 March, 2007 a panel of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled on Parker v District of Columbia: "To summarize . . . keep reading
Deadly Force Decision-Making
Kevin Michalowski
Deadly Force Decision-Making To be authorized to carry a sidearm while serving as a reserve deputy for my local sheriff's department, I was required to attend two segments of the Law Enforcement Recruit Academy: Defense and Arrest Tactics and Firearms Training. Under threat of physical punishment and possible removal from the class every recruit was required to memorize and recite on demand Wisconsin's definition of deadly force and the legal justification for its use . . . keep reading
Failure to Inform: CHL Holders Taking a Big Risk on Some States' Roadways
Chad D. Baus
Failure to Inform: CHL Holders Taking a Big Risk on Some States' Roadways There are mounds of evidence that most members of the pro-gun community care deeply about the rule of law. We spend lots of money . . . keep reading
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law" - Transporting Guns
K.L. Jamison
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law" - Transporting Guns On 11 February, 2007, Joyce A. Deutsch was traveling through the Albany, NY airport. She declared her handgun to the ticket agent, and . . . keep reading
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law - Knife Law
K.L. Jamison
"It Doesn't Have to Make Sense: It's Just the Law - Knife Law A decidedly primitive hunter attracted the attention of game wardens who admired his Stone Age bow and equipment. But his . . . keep reading
Self-Defense Bill of Rights
Ken Hanson
Self-Defense Bill of Rights With all of the hype surrounding the introduction of "Stand Your Ground" legislation in numerous different states (also referred to . . . keep reading
The Flip Side of Self-Defense
Bob Irwin
The Flip Side of Self-Defense The gun magazines today are filled with articles relating to self-defense with firearms. Stories about testing various guns . . . keep reading
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