Off Duty and On Date Night, Married Cops Stop Robbery

By Brian McLaughlin | February 19, 2020 |

Louisville, Kentucky – Officer Nicole McKeown and her new husband, Detective Chase McKeown, were eating at a Raising Cane’s restaurant when their weekly date night was cut short by a robbery. The pair had been on a date night shortly after their first Valentine’s Day as a married couple. Being proactive in maintaining a healthy…

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Kentucky Citizens No Longer Required to Get CCW Permit

By Brian McLaughlin | June 27, 2019 |

Effective today, Thursday, June 27, 2019, Kentuckians are no longer required by the state to obtain a concealed carry permit, making it the 16th state in the US to recognize constitutional carry. In doing so it joins Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia…

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Does Kentucky Accept Online Concealed Carry Classes?

By Brian McLaughlin | February 28, 2019 |

UPDATE: The below article was written prior to Jan 1st, 2021 and at the time it was written one could take an online class and apply for a Virginia non-resident permit. That is NO LONGER TRUE. This article is outdated and the reader should note that Virginia no longer accepts online training. The main takeaway?…

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New Kentucky Bill Looks to Allow CCW in Schools and Bars

By Brian McLaughlin | January 11, 2019 |

Kentucky House Representative Robert Goforth (R), with his eye on the Governor’s Mansion, filed House Bill 30 which looks to reduce restrictions on concealed carry permit holders. House bill 30 seeks to allow the carrying of “deadly weapons” in previously restricted areas such as schools including college campuses, bars and other private businesses, and even…

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Does Kentucky Require Live Range Fire to Get A CCW Permit?

By Jacob Paulsen | February 13, 2017 |

Across the country, the number of concealed carry permit applicants has been on the rise, however from state to state the rules to receive said permit can be quite different. For example. some states require concealed carry applicants to prove their handgun competency by firing the handgun as a prerequisite to applying.

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