Georgia now has over 1 Million GWCL per New CrimeResearch.Org study

tmoore912 · Aug 18, 2018

John Lott at CrimeResearch.Org just release his latest updated numbers for his annual Weapons Carry Study. Big numbers in this report.

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New Study: 17.25 million concealed handgun permits, biggest increases for women and minorities

4:55 PM - 17 Aug 2018

Among the findings of our report:

Last year, despite the common perception that growth in the number of permit holders would stop after the 2016 election, the number of permits grew by about 890,000.

Outside the restrictive states of California and New York, about 8.63% of the adult population has a permit.

In fifteen states, more than 10% of adults have permits, up from just eleven last year.

Alabama has the highest rate — 22.1%. Indiana is second with 17.9%, and South Dakota is a close third with 17.2%.

Four states now have over 1 million permit holders: Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Another 14 states have adopted constitutional carry in all or almost all of their state, meaning that a permit is no longer required. However, because of these constitutional carry states, the nationwide growth in permits does not paint a full picture of the overall increase in concealed carry.

Permits continued to grow much faster for women and minorities. Between 2012 and 2018, the percent of women with permits grew 111% faster for women and the percent of blacks with permits grew 20% faster than for whites. Permits for Asians grew 29% faster than for whites.

Concealed handgun permit holders are extremely law-abiding. In Florida and Texas, permit holders are convicted of misdemeanors and felonies at one-sixth of the rate at which police officers are convicted.

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Hayata · Aug 18, 2018

C'mon, we gotta get GA's numbers up!

the_great_white · Aug 18, 2018

I'd like to see the number of permit holders at 0. As in I dont think it should be required, Constitutional Carry FTW!

charlie hotel lima · Aug 18, 2018

the_great_white said: ↑

I'd like to see the number of permit holders at 0. As in I dont think it should be required, Constitutional Carry FTW!
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Good thought. And, I wonder how many actually carry. Not that it matters. It's a money maker for the counties, now.

ADAduckhuntr · Aug 18, 2018

the_great_white said: ↑

I'd like to see the number of permit holders at 0. As in I dont think it should be required, Constitutional Carry FTW!
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Drops the mike.

olerambler · Aug 18, 2018

yeah need a few more in case of general break down in society

tmoore912 · Aug 18, 2018

Georgia 1,006,946 GWCL since June 30, 2018. That's 13.28% of Georgia's adult population per the report.

Mr. Goodbar · Aug 20, 2018

I think my fiancée pushed us over the 1 Millie mark lol

Allsmiles · Aug 20, 2018

Wife just got hers the other day. She is finally starting to see the same things I see and wants to be prepared.

RamRoddoc · Aug 27, 2018

Hayata said: ↑

C'mon, we gotta get GA's numbers up!
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Yep about 1:13

New permit holders that I know about in my home, office 5 in the past 5 years.

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