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FarmerRick:
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Madison - The state Department of Justice issued its 100,000th concealed-carry permit Friday, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said.

The department is receiving more applications for permits than expected. When the state's concealed weapons law was approved last year, Van Hollen estimated the state would issue 125,000 permits in the first year. It is easily on track to do that because 100,000 permits have been issued in less than six months, Van Hollen told reporters at a news conference in the room where large machines print off the licenses.

"I anticipate we're certainly going to hit that 125,000 mark. I would not be surprised we hit a mark higher than that," the Republican at torney general said.

The department receives hundreds of applications every day. Sales of handguns also are up, Van Hollen said.

On Nov. 1, Wisconsin became the 49th state to allow residents to carry concealed weapons, leaving Illinois as the only state with a ban on concealed weapons. Van Hollen said there have been no problems since Wisconsin residents gained the ability to carry hidden guns.

"There were doomsday people out there, before concealed carry was passed, who were predicting, of course, the doom and gloom that when we put more guns on the street, that when more people are able to carry concealed weapons, that we're going to have more problems," he said. "Nothing could have been further from the truth."

He said he was confident implementing the law would go smoothly because other states with concealed weapons laws have had minimal issues.

"We expected we would not have problems in Wisconsin either, and we have not," he said.


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Have we even passed the 20,000 mark here in Nebraska yet?

metaldoc:

--- Quote ---100,000 permits have been issued in less than six months, Van Hollen told reporters at a news conference in the room where large machines print off the licenses.
--- End quote ---

And apparently no bottlenecks... looks like better planning was in place than here in Nebraska.  Maybe we need bigger machines!   ;D

bk09:
They have a population just over 3x ours. And about 5x as many permits issued in less time... Surprising how few of Nebraskans have it.

Bill:

--- Quote from: bradkoll on April 23, 2012, 10:17:13 AM ---They have a population just over 3x ours. And about 5x as many permits issued in less time... Surprising how few of Nebraskans have it.

--- End quote ---

I confess I don't have mine.  The costs involved are prohibitive for someone of my modest means. 

bullit:
And ths streets of Madison run with blood.....

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