We at Legally Armed America are firm believers in the Robert A. Heinlein quote, “An armed society is a polite society.” We proudly legally pack heat ourselves and never leave the house without our lead dietary supplements. While the numbers are increasing at a rate that brings a tear to my eye, more is always better. That means more NON-felons carrying LEGAL firearms on our streets and in our neighborhoods.
We were a little curious how many legal permit holders were out there and found “The Inquisitr” website with some pretty amazing numbers compiled of those very numbers. Here they are by state:
(From “The Inquisitr”)
Alaska – 7,568
Alabama – 350,000
Arizona – 178,482
Arkansas – 127,395
California – 35,000
Colorado – 139,560
Connecticut – 176,446
Delaware – 5,000
Florida – 985,143
Georgia – 600,000
Hawaii – The report states that most recent figures supplied show that 183 private security firm employees were issued concealed carry licenses, 3.7 percent of such requests were reportedly rejected. Three private citizens applied for concealed carry licenses in Honolulu and were rejected for not meeting the criteria mandated by the police chief.
Idaho – 77,000
Illinois – The concealed carry ban in the state was overturned earlier this week. Illinois lawmakers reportedly have six months to establish criteria for permit certification.
Indiana – 420,711
Iowa – 243,000
Kansas – 57,804
Kentucky – 216,463
Louisiana – 40,302
Maine – 29,000
Maryland – 47,000
Massachusetts – 251,000 (The state has two tier system, one tier is for possession and another for carrying a firearm. The permit license figure was based on the estimated 80 percent of overall license holders in both tiers who actually legally carry a gun.)
Michigan – 321,599
Minnesota – 112,091
Mississippi – 43,000
Missouri – 155,006
Montana – 27,708
Nebraska – 15,432
Nevada – 56,358
New Hampshire – Non-resident permits issued according to available published data: 6,830. New Hampshire reportedly has a confidentiality of resident permits laws, exact data on the number of resident holders was not available at the time of publication.
New Jersey – 32,000
New Mexico – 22,000
New York – Published data indicates that 93,028 licenses were amended, indicating a 39 percent increase. In New York City, approximately 2,145 concealed carry holders existed when the index report was created.
North Carolina – 228,072
Michigan – 15,937
Ohio – 301,692
Oklahoma – 122,000
Oregon – 147,000
Pennsylvania – 142,477
Rhode Island – 4,148
South Carolina – 148,624
South Dakota – 62,000
Tennessee – 376,050
Texas – 524,000
Utah – 347,000
Vermont – no figures available
Virginia – 279,000
Washington – 359,342
West Virginia – 92,000
Wisconsin – 144,174
Wyoming – 23,000
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/444177/concealed-carry-permit-statistics-by-state-report/#VDtKZLFPLRFqbjWI.99