By Paulette Mason


The world of the modern generation is, in more ways than one, better than what the previous generations had years back. The people of today had more stuff, stuff which were way better than those people had previously. Modern society also had things easier. Most tasks can be done by simple push of buttons, but years ago, old folks had to do hard manual labor from sun up until sundown.

But of course, no society is ever perfect. If they had a hard time making money back then, at least they had a more trouble free life. People were easily content and knew how to share. The people of the modern times did not only have top deal with pressures at work, they also had to stay clear of the streets where hundreds of crimes happen so casually that culprits just walk away as calmly as they could from the crime scene. These dangerous times compel one to learn self defense, such as wi concealed carry training.

Carrying a concealed weapon or CCW extends to refer to any private individual who is given the permission to carry weapons in areas where there are many people. The said weapon can be a handgun or a similar device, and it can be concealed somewhere beneath articles of clothing, or could be some place in close proximity. CCW permits do not always refer to guns and other fatal stuff, because they can include pepper spray and the like, especially when carried in great amounts.

Generally, these permits fall under four basic categories, in accordance to individual state regulations. The first one is classified as unrestricted. A jurisdiction that has an unrestricted stand on concealed carry means that there are no permit requirements for one to have a hidden weapon on him or her. Some states even allow open carry of a handgun even without permit.

Shall issue states are those areas who allow for the ownership of such obscure things only when one is granted a special license to be able to do so. Applicants do not even have to explain thoroughly why they needed the license, all they had to do is to submit the needed requirements. The granting council shall then issue the license if the applicant has complied to everything on their list.

May issue jurisdictions require applicants to prove that they need to have the permit due to a good cause. Often, non specific reasons are not allowed, so one has to be as detailed as possible as to why he or she needed the CCW permit. Until then, the police or the sheriff may grant permission by the time they deem it safe for a certain applicant to be given one.

There are also some states that does not allow any private citizen to carry an obscured weapon in public areas. No issue refers to the iron clad stand that no permits nor licenses should be issued nor recognized in such states. Illinois was the last no issue state, and with its move to legalize the said permission last July 2013, no state is considered as no issue all over the country.

The states who have just upturned their no issue category on the CCW are now accepting applications from its citizens. Wisconsin, for example, accepts only applicants that are of legal age and are residents of the said state for quite some time. They also had to submit some sort of proof that they have undergone training.

Such trainings include the hunter education program which is issued by the Department of Natural Resources. Similar programs from other states can also be recognized. One can also take courses given by certified instructors specified by the granting authority.




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