‘Politics over safety’: the pro-gun laws giving Americans easier access to firearms

Called constitutional carry' or permitless carry', the bills have been criticized by police and activists who say removing permits poses a safety risk

America's relationship with guns will probably never be peaceful, but as a rash of new pro-gun laws spread across the country some fear it could soon be legal in as many as 25 US states to carry a concealed gun without a permit.

To gun control advocates and law enforcement it's a dangerous new development in America's enduring, historic and highly politicized infatuation with personal firearms.