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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
You're welcome. currently in this country, only one single state has prohibited carry for non law enforcement personnel, that state is Illinois(exceptions are chicago alderman). The other 49 are either open carry, concealed carry, and sometimes even both. To get an idea of the states carry laws you can check out handgunlaw.us or opencarry.org. Those two have the most current maps for carry laws.
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How intensive is the process of obtaining a permit to carry a handgun?
I enjoy hiking... would I be able to obtain a gun permit on the basis that it may be needed for self defense in the woods? Is a valid reason required in order to obtain a permit, or is it more of an issue of a person having a stable mindset and a clean history?
I have willingly been ignorant regarding gun laws, and specifically carry permits, as it generally isn't something that interests me, nor something I necessarily support, yet discovering that most states do allow non-enforcement personel to carry firearms was a bit of a wake up call for me.
I realize all guns can't be banned, and that is also a debate for another topic or time, and one I am not particularly interested in, due to partly to my ignorance regarding the matter, and also the fact that I am ridiculously biased in my support against gun carry laws.. Despite this, I think a "catching up" is in order, and thus am certainly interested in the process by which gun permits are obtained, etc.
Thanks again.