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on May 5, 2016 in Gun Page

Concealed Carry Among Women Up ‘Nearly 62 Percent’ in Washington State

by AWR Hawkins Concealed carry among women is up “nearly 62 percent” in Washington state. This makes Washington a microcosm of a trend across the country, where female concealed carry is surging. According to the Kitsap Sun, between January 2013 and April 2016, the number of women obtaining concealed carry permits jumped from 80,016 to 129,428. And with 535,596 concealed permit holders statewide, men and women combined, the recent surge means women now possess slightly more than a quarter of all concealed permits in the state. In Kitsap alone, the number of women obtaining a concealed carry permit has jumped...

by AWR Hawkins Concealed carry among women is up “nearly 62 percent” in Washington state. This makes Washington a microcosm of a trend across the country, where female concealed carry is surging. According to the Kitsap Sun, between January...

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