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

[tmoore912]

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

CrimeResearch‏ @CrimeResearch1
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.

 

[Hayata]

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

 

[the_great_white]

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]

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

Good thought. And, I wonder how many actually carry. Not that it matters. It's a money maker for the counties, now.

 

[ADAduckhuntr]

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

Drops the mike.

 

[olerambler]

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

 

[tmoore912]

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

 

[Mr. Goodbar]

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

 

[Allsmiles]

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

 

[RamRoddoc]

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

Yep about 1:13

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