What does non-discretionary shall issue mean?
Non-discretionary shall issue means that if a person meets the criteria set forth in the law. Being over 21, having passed a competency training course, being a law-abiding citizen, for example, the authorizing agency shall be required to issue a permit to carry. Currently, police chiefs are the authorizing agent and may issue or not issue for whatever reason or lack of reason they desire. Some will issue based on the criteria above, others have a no-issue under any circumstance policy. In some cases, law-abiding citizens have had to sue their local police chief to be issued a permit to carry. We believe, that competent, law-abiding citizens of legal age should be issued a permit to carry because they are competent, law-abiding citizens, and because this will have a deterring effect on crime.
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