West Virginia's legislature has passed a bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms on public college campuses, including West Virginia University (pictured here). Ray Thompson/AP hide caption
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
The United States Concealed Carry Association is based in Wisconsin. The organization was created 17 years ago and has more than 300,000 members. Corrinne Hess/Wisconsin Public Radio hide caption
The U.S. Concealed Carry Association Woos NRA Members With A Focus On Family
A February training class at the Arkansas Armory in Sherwood. Sarah Whites-Koditschek/Arkansas Public Media hide caption
Arkansas' 'Enhanced Concealed Carry' Allows Guns In Churches, Bars, State Capitol
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Arkansas' 'Enhanced Concealed Carry' Allows Guns In Churches, Bars, State Capitol
Donald Carder wears his handgun in a holster as he pushes his son, Waylon, in a stroller at the National Rifle Association convention in Louisville, Ky., in May. Attendees at the convention are permitted to carry firearms under Kentucky's open-carry law. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
A marksman sights in on a target during a class for an Illinois concealed carry permit in February 2014. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Handguns In America And The Rise Of The 'Concealed-Carry Lifestyle'
Dealing a blow to gun supporters, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Americans do not have a constitutional right to carry concealed weapons in public. Al Behrman/AP hide caption
West Virginia's House of Delegates has approved a bill repealing permit requirements for carrying a concealed gun. Pictured here is a display of pistols at a gun shop in 2013. Ed Andrieski/AP hide caption
Two women compare handgun holsters during an open-carry rally at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Jan. 1. Erich Schlegel/Getty Images hide caption
Gun-Toting Women Give Rise To Firearms Fashion Accessories
Open-carry supporters attend a rally earlier this month in Austin, Texas. Erich Schlegel/Getty Images hide caption