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Concealed Handgun Permits
The Increase in Concealed Handgun Permits in New Jersey After Bruen, almost half the denials are for reasons that go against the Bruen Decision
New Jersey has now put together a website on their concealed carry permits. Since the Supreme Court's Bruen decision, New Jersey has approved 34,589 concealed handgun permits had denied 246 applications -- an acceptance rate of 99.3%. In the twelve months before...
South Carolina Becomes the 29th Constitutional Carry State, 46.8% of Americans now live in Constitutional Carry States, with 67.7% of the area
On March 7th, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed legislation making South Carolina the 29th state in the nation adopt Constitutional Carry. As of July 2024, there will be 29 Constitutional Carry states when Louisiana's law goes into effect, covering 46.8%...
Louisiana Becomes the 28th Constitutional Carry State, 45.2% of Americans now live in Constitutional Carry States, with 66.9% of the area
As of July 2024, there will be 28 Constitutional Carry states, covering 45.2% of Americans (152 million) and 66.9% of the country (2.54 million square miles). Our work on Constitutional Carry is available here.
CPRC puts in Amicus brief in 9th Circuit case Banning Concealed Carry in Most of California
The Crime Prevention Research Association joined with the Peace Officers Research Association of California, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and the California Association of Highway Patrolmen in an Amicus brief on California's new law designating almost...
Jews in New York City are Applying for Concealed Handgun permits
Here is a piece that is in the Wall Street Journal. . It’s Sunday morning at Manhattan’s Westside Rifle & Pistol Range, where I’ve come for a safety class as part of my application for a license to carry a concealed firearm. I’m one of at least 10 Jewish men in...
Jews in South Florida are Arming Themselves
With the rise of anti-semitism, Jews are doing the smart thing and arming themselves. . “To be honest with you, I hate guns,” Peter, 76, shouted over the sound of gunshots Saturday afternoon as his wife took aim at a target at Gun World in Deerfield Beach. “But it’s...
Prophetic September 20th, 2023 Article in the Jerusalem Post: “Israelis should carry guns on Yom Kippur, police say.” With Hamas’ surprise attack, now Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir is making more people carry.
On October 8th, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir released the following statement. “Today I directed the Firearms Licensing Division to go on an emergency operation in order to allow as many citizens as possible to arm themselves. The plan will...
New York City Granting even fewer Concealed Handgun Permits After Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision
In the six months after the Supreme Court's Bruen Decision, the New York City Police Department granted only 503 permits for an annual rate of just about 1,000. By contrast, in 2021, they granted 2,591. They were granted permits at just 38.5% of the rate in 2021. Even...
The Washington Post actually has a positive article on gun ownership
The Washington Post probably ran this article because they thought conservatives would be upset about blacks owning and carrying guns. In fact, from the very beginning of Dr. John Lott's research in More Guns, Less Crime, he has argued that the very people who are the...
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushing hard for broader gun ownership. He argues it would make the public safer.
The Financial Times has an interesting article on the changing debate over gun ownership in Israel. The debate here is very similar to the gun control debate in the United States. . . . For some at the range, obtaining a gun is a reaction to the wave of bloodshed that...
Concealed Handgun Permits for Only the Wealthy in California: $1,081 for the initial permit and $647 for renewal every additional two years
These costs are in addition to the 16 hours that you are required to take for the training class. The ability to carry seems limited to only the wealthy. Hat tip Rob Romano.