Hoosier adults age 18 and up not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm will be entitled to carry a handgun in public without needing to obtain a state permit, beginning
Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Alabama became the latest state to remove permit requirements to carry a concealed gun in public, as multiple states debate similar measures this session. Known as "permitless carry" or "constitutional carry" legislation, the bills have been roundly criticized by police and gun control advocates, who argue that removing permits poses a safety risk to citizens and officers. Proponents, meanwhile, claim that the permitting process is too onerous and that the laws ensure Second Amendment rights. At hearings across the country in recent weeks, law enforcement officials have testified against these bills, which have proliferated in Republican states during the primary season. "Police weighing in against permitless carry matters," Shannon Watts, founder of Everytown subsidiary Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, told ABC News. "But I guess the question is at end of the day, those Republicans who are worried about being p
Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Alabama became the latest state to remove permit requirements to carry a concealed gun in public, as multiple states