Concealed Handgun History Quiz

by Larry Arnold, larnold@ktc.com

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1 What state, in 1976, passed the first "shall issue" concealed carry law?
Florida
Georgia
Connecticut
2 What year did Florida's much publicized concealed carry law pass?
1985
1986
1987
3 New Hampshire passed one of the earliest concealed carry laws in what year?
1923
1936
1961
4 What year did the most states, seven, pass a concealed carry law?
1994
1995
1996
5 What state passed a concealed carry law twice, in 1989 and 1996?
Indiana
Texas
West Virginia
6 In what states is concealed carry legal without a license?
Alaska and Vermont
California and New York
Illinois and Wisconsin
7 How many states currently have a shall-issue concealed carry permit?
38
40
48
8 What were the last states to pass concealed carry?
Ohio and New Mexico
Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri
Kansas and Nebraska

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