A voter is shown inserting her absentee voter ballot into a drop box earlier this month in Troy, Mich. A Michigan judge has blocked a ban on openly carrying guns in polling places on Election Day. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
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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
Monday
Following the weekend's violent clashes around a white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Va., some are asking what authorities could have done differently. Above, demonstrators and counter-protestors face off at the entrance to Emancipation Park during Saturday's "Unite the Right" rally. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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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
Wednesday
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
Friday
Open-carry supporters attend a rally earlier this month in Austin, Texas. Erich Schlegel/Getty Images hide caption
Texas' New Open-Carry Law Unpopular Among Some Gun Owners
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Activists held an open carry rally at the Texas state capitol on Jan. 1, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Erich Schlegel/Getty Images hide caption