Gun Control

In: Law, Crime and Law Enforcement

Abstract

Intro -- GUN CONTROL STATES' CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS AND BACKGROUND CHECK PROGRESS -- GUN CONTROL STATES' CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS AND BACKGROUND CHECK PROGRESS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 GUN CONTROL: STATES' LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS VARY ACROSS THE NATION -- ABBREVIATIONS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- BACKGROUND -- State Concealed Carry Laws -- Federal Role -- State Eligibility Restrictions -- STATES ALLOWING CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS HAVE INCREASED, BUT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND EXTENT OF RECIPROCITY DIFFER -- Since 2002, More States Required to Issue Permits to Eligible Applicants, though Some States Have Discretion in Who Receives a Permit -- More States Are Granting Permits -- Shall-Issue States Issue More Permits than May-Issue States -- About Half of the States' Laws Provide Issuing Authorities Discretion, beyond Standard Eligibility Requirements, in Granting Permits -- More than Half of the States Grant Permits to Nonresidents Who Are Eligible -- States' Eligibility Requirements Differ -- Thus Some States Would Issue a Permit to an Applicant and Others Would Not -- Majority of States Recognize Permits of at least 20 Other States -- May-Issue States Generally Do Not Grant Reciprocity -- SELECT STATES REPORTED MONITORING IF CERTAIN PERMITS SHOULD BE REVOKED AND HAVING PROCESSES TO REVOKE THEM WHEN NEEDED -- Select States Reported Having Mechanisms to Monitor Continued Eligibility -- Most States Track Revocations, and Select States Use Similar Mechanisms to Revoke Permits and Provide for an Appeals Process -- Select States Use Different Mechanisms to Retrieve Revoked Permits -- LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SELECT STATES VISUALLY CHECK PERMITS TO VERIFY VALIDITY, AMONG OTHER ACTIONS -- APPENDIX I: CASE STUDY STATE SUMMARIES -- Arizona Summary: Shall-Issue State (Residents and Nonresidents)