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Concealed weapons permits increase by 154 percent

  CEDAR RAPIDS — For reasons ranging from personal security to “because I can,” the number of Iowans with permits to carry concealed weapons increased 154 percent during the first year of relaxed laws governing their issuance. Dennis Rosekrans, 63, of rural Cedar Rapids — one of more than 60,000 Iowans who’ve secured permits in [...]

Letter to the Editor: Faculty response to gun law

Qualifying for a concealed-weapons permit does not teach the gun owner to handle a firearm in a “tactical” situation such as what happened at Virginia Tech.

Gary, Ind., Fast Food Worker’s Concealed Gun Helps Foil Robbery

The Indiana law that allows licensed residents to carry concealed firearms has apparently helped break up what could have been a bloody robbery.

60K Iowa residents get concealed weapon permits

The Associated Press The Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa More than 60,000 people have taken advantage of Iowa's concealed weapons law since the law was changed last year making it easier for people to secure a permit. The Gazette in Cedar Rapids reports (http://bit.ly/yvKZcL ) that at the beginning of 2011, more than 39,000 Iowans had a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Officials with ...

Magic Valley Women Gain Confidence Through Better Shooting Skills

TWIN FALLS • Kris Rambur has seen it before — a calendar full of attractive women dressed in bikinis and holding guns. The chauvinistic approach to women and guns makes her angry. “Those things get me so riled up because those women don’t usually even shoot,” Rambur said.