Concealed Handgun Permits Versus Constitutional Carry: An Explainer

Alex Ashton
8 min readSep 1, 2022

Breaking down the background and arguments behind each concept.

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What should society require of an individual to carry a concealed handgun? Do we need to qualify it with a permit, registration, classes, training, an expanded background check and/or a processing fee? Or does the Constitution grant the right to carry a concealed handgun without…

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Alex Ashton

History, culture, family, religion, data, and technology from a center-left, civil libertarian, middle-class perspective. Publisher: The Missing Middle.