Changes since your last edition

* 5 states enacted new self-defense "castle doctrine" laws

* 2 states made reciprocity for out-of-state licensees less restrictive

* 1 state began recognizing all out-of-state permits

* 16 states added over 55 other states to their reciprocity/recognition lists

* 1 state banned all forms of open carry

* 4 states liberalized laws for vehicle carry of a handgun

* 2 states passed laws preventing businesses from infringing on the rights of gun owners while parked on business property

* 1 state expanded its existing "parking lot exemption" law

* 5 states began allowing concealed carry by recognized permittees in state parks

* 3 states strengthened existing preemption laws

* 1 state legislated "constitutional carry" for residents

* 1 state enacted a new "concealed carry" licensing law

* 1 state's attorney general O.K.'d defensive gun carry in churches

* 1 state began allowing permittees to carry in places where alcohol is served

* 1 state's supreme court made gun carry for nonresidents less restrictive

* 2 states affirmed right of sportsmen to carry concealed handguns while hunting

* 50 new subheadings in "Traveler's Checklist" detailing concealed carry in restaurants serving alcohol

* 50 new subheadings in "Traveler's Checklist" detailing permittees' duty to declare permit status to law enforcement officer during traffic stop

* Complete reformatting of every state page with expanded coverage of "prohibited places"

* 40 states added over 115 other states to their reciprocity/recognition lists

* 6 states enacted preemption laws

* 2 states affirm open carry (one by statute, one by an attorney general's opinion)

* 9 states enacted the new self-defense "castle doctrine"

* 3 states enacted automatic recognition of all out-of-state permits

* 4 states allowed loaded handgun carry for all citizens anywhere in their vehicles

* 2 states established reciprocity for out-of-state permits by law

* 1 state began issuing carry licenses valid for an applicant's life

* 1 state lifted its restrictions on gun carry in its national forest areas

* 3 states extended the terms for their concealed carry licenses

* 5 states enacted laws prohibiting property owners from banning carry in their parking lots

* New section detailing firearms carry by over the road truckers

* 4 states began allowing permittees to carry in places where alcohol is served

* 4 states affirmed right of sportsmen to carry concealed handguns while hunting

* 50 new subheadings in "Traveler's Checklist" detailing concealed carry in restaurants serving alcohol 

* 50 new subheadings in "Traveler's Checklist" detailing permittees' duty to declare permit status to law enforcement during traffic stop

* Complete reformatting of every state page with expanded coverage of "prohibited places"

* 40 states added over 165 other states to their reciprocity/recognition lists

* 2 states made provisions for motorcycle riders to carry handguns legally

* 1 state banned .50 caliber rifles

* 5 states added reciprocity to their statutes

* 1 state banned semi-automatic firearms (so-called assault weapons)

* 3 states enacted a concealed carry licensing law

* 1 state allowed recognized permittees to carry loaded long guns

* 6 states enacted preemption laws

* 1 state banned all forms of open carry

* New section detailing firearms carry by over the road truckers

* 7 states began allowing permittees to carry in places where alcohol is served