NFOA MEMBERS FORUM

General Categories => Carry Issues => Topic started by: farmerbob on July 10, 2015, 08:06:10 PM

Title: Handgun permit study.
Post by: farmerbob on July 10, 2015, 08:06:10 PM

http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2015/07/new-study-over-12-8-concealed-handgun-permits-last-year-saw-by-far-the-largest-increase-ever-in-the-number-of-permits/ (http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2015/07/new-study-over-12-8-concealed-handgun-permits-last-year-saw-by-far-the-largest-increase-ever-in-the-number-of-permits/)

Title: Re: Handgun permit study.
Post by: Dan W on July 10, 2015, 08:43:09 PM

   

Quote

Since President Obama’s election the number of concealed handgun permits has soared, growing from 4.6 million in 2007 to over 12.8 million this year. Among the findings in our report:

The number of concealed handgun permits is increasing at an ever- increasing rate. Over the past year, 1.7 million additional new permits have been issued – a 15.4% increase in just one single year. This is the largest ever single-year increase in the number of concealed handgun permits.

5.2% of the total adult population has a permit.
Five states now have more than 10% of their adult population with concealed handgun permits.

In ten states, a permit is no longer required to carry in all or virtually all of the state. This is a major reason why legal carrying handguns is growing so much faster than the number of permits.

Since 2007, permits for women has increased by 270% and for men by156%.
Some evidence suggests that permit holding by minorities is increasing more than twice as fast as for whites.

Title: Re: Handgun permit study.
Post by: depserv on July 12, 2015, 09:48:42 AM

Thanks for the  link.  I like to post these things on my facebook page. 

Title: Re: Handgun permit study.
Post by: NE Bull on July 12, 2015, 03:40:51 PM

And Uncle Sam is smiling; Look at all these registered gun owners!