Original Post November 2, 2014: A 2012 survey of the literature is available here. Some of the peer-reviewed research showing that concealed carry laws reduce violent crime is listed here. For those interested in seeing our debate with Scientific American over whether some of the studies listed below should be included in our list, please see the discussion available here.…
Concealed Handgun Permit Report
Fox News has a news story on our newest annual report on the number of concealed handgun permits.
…A new report reveals that despite some states getting tougher on gun control, the number of Americans with permits to carry concealed firearms has spiked in recent years.
According to data from the Crime Prevention Research Center, there are nearly 19.5 million people in the U.S. with
Concealed Handgun Permit Report
A copy of our newest report is available here (please download). Copies of our annual reports from 2014 through 2019 are available here.
Summary
During President Trump’s administration, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared to over 19.48 million – a 34% increase over 2016. However, while gun sales have set records in 2020, the growth in concealed handgun permits has slowed as many states shutdown their issuance of new permits.…
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In a paper titled, “Changes in firearm mortality following the implementation of state laws regulating firearm access and use,” RAND Corporation staffers have published a paper examining child access prevention (CAP), right-to-carry (RTC), and stand your ground (SYG) laws. The paper shows that the people at RAND are continuing doing very biased and poorly done research on gun control.…
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Illinois Governor Pritzker has an executive order that will take effect on May 1st.
…“Wearing a face covering in public places or when working. Any individual who is over age two and able to medically tolerate a face-covering (a mask or cloth face- covering) shall be required to cover their nose and mouth with a face-covering when in a public place and unable to maintain a six-foot social distance.
In 16 Constitutional Carry states, you don’t need a permit to carry in the state, and in Montana, you don’t need a permit to carry in about 99.4% of the state. But in the rest of the country, you need a permit to carry concealed.
Partial list of states (We will update as we have time)
Georgia – “Probate courts across Georgia have been instructed to temporarily stop accepting applications for weapons carry licenses.”…
From Fox Channel 8 in Cleveland.
…Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones announced Tuesday his office is offering free CCW classes to churches “that have or are implementing security teams.” This comes after a deadly shooting at a church in Texas Sunday.
“Unfortunately, in these days and times, no place is immune from mass shootings and we want our citizens to go to church without worry and fear feeling safe and secure to worship with their families and fellow church members,” Sheriff Jones said.
Up until now it has been virtually impossible to get a concealed handgun permit in Puerto Rico. The new law has them move to right-to-carry, with a $200 fee, though that is about four times higher than the national average and will mean that lower income individuals, the ones who most need the protection, will be the ones least able to afford the fee.…
Getting a concealed handgun permit in California is difficult. In most counties, the strict, 16-hour training requirement and high fees aren’t the biggest obstacles. The biggest difficulty is simply convincing local law enforcement to agree that you have a legitimate reason to get a permit.
…Mims said she’s tried to encourage people to apply for CCW licenses since she was elected sheriff in 2006.
Dr. John Lott talks with Judge Napolitano about crime reduction when law-abiding citizens own and carry guns for self-defense.
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