National Carry Academy10 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT HOLDERS
September 12, 2016
For more info on being trained as a concealed carrier, visit our “State Laws” information portal: http://www.nationalcarryacademy.com/state-laws
If more Americans carried concealed weapons, would America be safer or less safe? According to a 2015 Gallup poll, 56% say that America would be safer if more people carried concealed firearms.
A 2015 study conducted by the Crime Prevention Research Center showed that 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. Additionally:
- 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 by 156%.
So, which 10 states have the highest number of concealed carry permit holders?
Florida 1,278,246
Georgia 600,000
Indiana 537,964
Michigan 430,095
North Carolina 570,464
Pennsylvania 1,064,360
Tennessee 825,957
Texas 708,048
Utah 550,663
Washington 456,270
People take their 2nd Amendment rights seriously in these states.
10 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT HOLDERS
September 12, 2016
For more info on being trained as a concealed carrier, visit our “State Laws” information portal: http://www.nationalcarryacademy.com/state-laws
If more Americans carried concealed weapons, would America be safer or less safe? According to a 2015 Gallup poll, 56% say that America would be safer if more people carried concealed firearms.
A 2015 study conducted by the Crime Prevention Research Center showed that 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. Additionally:
- 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 by 156%.
So, which 10 states have the highest number of concealed carry permit holders?
Florida 1,278,246
Georgia 600,000
Indiana 537,964
Michigan 430,095
North Carolina 570,464
Pennsylvania 1,064,360
Tennessee 825,957
Texas 708,048
Utah 550,663
Washington 456,270
People take their 2nd Amendment rights seriously in these states.