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    What requirements should states set for carrying concealed guns in public?

    7.12.2020

      States should set strong requirements, including at the minimum:

      • Requiring that a person pass a background check and obtain a concealed carry permit.
      • Requiring gun safety training, including live-fire training experience.
      • Prohibiting people recently convicted of misdemeanor crimes of violence.
      • Allowing law enforcement to prohibit people who pose a danger to the public, as local authorities may know if a person has a red flag in their history—for example, domestic disturbances, assault arrests, or dangerous mental health issues.
      • Prohibiting abusive dating partners (in addition to spouses) convicted of abuse or subject to domestic violence restraining orders.
      • Prohibiting convicted stalkers.
      • Requiring a person to be 21 or older. 
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      Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using four years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2021.

      Last updated: 2.13.2023