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Concealed Weapons Now Legal in All 50 States

Appeals court strikes down Illinois' ban on concealed carry

By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 11, 2012 1:23 PM CST

(Newser) – Gun-rights groups scored a major victory today: Illinois had been the last state where carrying concealed weapons was completely illegal, but a federal appeals court struck down that ban today. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has given state lawmakers 180 days to write a...   Read full story »

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