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on August 15, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Concealed Permits Surge 215% Under Obama

by AWR Hawkins A recently released Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) study shows the number of concealed carry permits in the U.S. has surged by 215% under President Obama. The number of permits held nationwide surpasses 14.5 million, which means “6.06% of the total adult population has a permit.” According to CPRC, there was an increase of 1.73 million concealed permits in 2015 alone. This was 100,000 greater than the previous record of 163,000, set in 2014. It is interesting to note that “in ten states, more than 10% of adults have concealed handgun permits.” The highest rate of carry is in… View Article

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