The CPRC has some new research published in Academia Letters. The research finds statistically significant reductions in murder from the adoption of Constitutional Carry laws (see Table 3). ConclusionLate adopting states issue fewer permits than early adopting states,...
70,789 people represent about 5.73% of the 1.236 million adults in Philadelphia. This is a notable increase in applications for Pennsylvania, which already ranks 5th in the percentage of adults with permits (1.486 million, August 2, 2021). From 2017 through 2020, the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysZ4bGg-nNw With the US Supreme Court considering New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, this type of corruption is relevant. Obviously, people want to get permits. This also shows the arbitrariness of how permits are...
A copy of our newest report is available here (please download). Copies of our annual reports from 2014 through 2020 are available here. AbstractDuring the Coronavirus pandemic, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared to over 21.52 million – a 48% increase...
The State of New York has put in its response in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case that will be heard by the Supreme Court on November 3rd. The New York state response brief starts off making this point: “In 1897, this Court said that it...
Texas provides unique information on the race of permit holders as well having large changes in both the permit fees and training requirements. On September 1, 2013, Texas reduced the training requirement to obtain a permit from ten hours to four hours and eliminated...
Prof. Carl Moody, the CPRC's Research Director, has a new paper (available here) explaining why so many other papers are making mistakes in how they estimate the impact of concealed handguns on crime rates. The point might seem obvious, that there are huge differences...
Indiana has moved very close to Constitutional Carry. Not only isn't training mandated, but they have now made the lifetime permit free. Lawmakers voted to nix all handgun carry permit fees as part of their massive two-year budget . . . Lawmakers previously had made...
While Virginia colleges and K-12 schools have moved to online classes and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has waived certain training requirements for Class B commercial driver’s licenses, as of January 1, 2021, Virginia’s...
Original Post November 2, 2014: A 2012 survey of the literature in the University of Maryland Law Review is available here. Some of the peer-reviewed research showing that concealed carry laws reduce violent crime is listed here. This list includes papers using US...
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...
A copy of our newest report is available here (please download). Copies of our annual reports from 2014 through 2019 are available here. UPDATE: Some more recent data is shown at the bottom of this post and shows that the number of permits have increased by...