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Louisiana Firearms History: From French Colonial Muskets to Constitutional Carry

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Louisiana's firearms history is one of those topics that looks simple on the surface — frontier rifles, Battle of New Orleans, done — until you actually dig in and realize the state has been arguing about guns since before most of the current states existed. Louisiana became the 18th state on April 30, 1812. Within a year, its legislature had passed what the Duke Center for Firearms Law identifies as one of the earliest state-level concealed carry restrictions in American history. One year....

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Louisiana Firearms History: From French Colonial Muskets to Constitutional Carry

Louisiana has one of the most layered firearms histories in the United States -- and one of the most contradictory. It was among the first states to restrict concealed carry, passing that law in 1813, barely a year after joining the Union. It also pr

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