Concealed Carry permit numbers in the U.S., with new Constitutional Carry states....

[2aguy]

The number of people who now carry a gun in public for self defense........keeping in mind that many states now have Constitutional Carry.....

Abstract
After a spike in 2022, the number of Concealed Carry Permit holders across the United States fell for a second consecutive year. The figure now stands at 21.46 million – a 1.8% drop since last year. A major cause of the continuous decline is that 29 states now have Constitutional Carry laws after Louisiana allowing permitless carry, effective July 4, 2024. In other words, 46.8% of Americans (157.6 million) now live in Constitutional Carry States, with 67.7% of the land in the country (2.57 million square miles). Unlike gun ownership surveys that may be affected by people’s unwillingness to answer personal questions, concealed handgun permit data is the only really “hard data” that we have, but it becomes a less accurate measure as more states become Constitutional Carry states.
Among the findings of our report:

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[lg325]

My fault for listening to the media which reported we no longer need them only to find out I do if I want to buy I firearm on the same day I need one that's up to date or wait for a few days. No big deal but it was a surprise so I will look into retaking the class or get my updated somehow.

 

[M14 Shooter]

If I did not regularly travel to states that require a permit, I probably would not have one.
But I do, so I do.
I suspect many are like me.

 

[kyzr]

If I did not regularly travel to states that require a permit, I probably would not have one.
But I do, so I do.
I suspect many are like me.

Universal carry is needed. Even if you have a permit to carry in one state, like PA, and get stopped in another, like NJ, you could end up in prison, like a young mother did.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Universal carry is needed. Even if you have a permit to carry in one state, like PA, and get stopped in another, like NJ, you could end up in prison, like a young mother did.

You have a right o carry a gun in the US, and that right is protected by the constitution.
States cannot prohibit you from doing so just because you do not live in that state.

 

[Dean F]

Just remember--it's not a "permit." The gov does not permit or allow anything. Government can only restrict.

They used the same news speak during the Corona crap. You might remember all the imbecilic terms:

"lockdown"
"essential worker"
"super spreader"
Etc.


Don't buy into the BS terms. Vocabulary matters. Words matter.

 

[Dean F]

But yes, great news. We are waiting for a real governor in my state so we can all freely carry.

 

[Failzero]

Recipracation
Is on Horizon

 

[kyzr]

You have a right o carry a gun in the US, and that right is protected by the constitution.
States cannot prohibit you from doing so just because you do not live in that state.

...as I was saying, we need universal carry permits.

'Honest mistake' leads to Philly mother facing three years on gun charge

A Philadelphia mother of two is facing three years in prison after she mistakenly entered New Jersey, where she was stopped for a traffic violation and found in possession of a handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets.

www.foxnews.com

Honest mistake' leads to Philly mother facing three years on gun charge​

 

[d0gbreath]

Gun laws are funny at best, but they seem to relax more as time goes by. When I was just a boy, no one legally carried concealed, unless they were in an alphabet LEO group.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

My fault for listening to the media which reported we no longer need them only to find out I do if I want to buy I firearm on the same day I need one that's up to date or wait for a few days. No big deal but it was a surprise so I will look into retaking the class or get my updated somehow.

In some, maybe all, permitless carry laws only apply to residents of that state. So, even if you go from your home state to a permitless carry state you still need a permit from your home state.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

Gun laws are funny at best, but they seem to relax more as time goes by. When I was just a boy, no one legally carried concealed, unless they were in an alphabet LEO group.

The law in the state I grew up in said that if any part of a gun was covered that it was an illegally concealed weapon. That meant that you carried a gun in a holster, that part of the gun was covered.

 

[M14 Shooter]

The law in the state I grew up in said that if any part of a gun was covered that it was an illegally concealed weapon. That meant that you carried a gun in a holster, that part of the gun was covered.

Huh.
In mine, if any part of it was uncovered, it was (legal) open carry.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

Huh.
In mine, if any part of it was uncovered, it was (legal) open carry.

It was a bullshit law that basically outlawed carrying a gun. That was back in the 80s

 

[d0gbreath]

The law in the state I grew up in said that if any part of a gun was covered that it was an illegally concealed weapon. That meant that you carried a gun in a holster, that part of the gun was covered.

If you carried it in your hand, the grip part would be covered.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

If you carried it in your hand, the grip part would be covered.

Exactly

 

[Failzero]

4 + Harris County Texas illegally Armed Teens & Pre Teens 12-14 YO ) all armed with HGs attempt to rob adult male Also legally Armed ends with 3 of the Teens / Pre teens in critical condition ( one shot 3 times ) and one escaped uninjured Teen / pre teen captured and in custody

 

[M14 Shooter]

4 + Harris County Texas illegally Armed Teens & Pre Teens 12-14 YO ) all armed with HGs attempt to rob adult male Also legally Armed ends with 3 of the Teens / Pre teens in critical condition ( one shot 3 times ) and one escaped uninjured Teen / pre teen captured and in custody

This is the sort of shooting liberals want to stop.

 

[Failzero]

This is the sort of shooting liberals want to stop.

Then do liberals want to run with a Piss Test for ( SSRIs ) ( Illegal Drugs ) and mandatory real Fireproof Gun Safe with EVERY 4473 Form ?

 

[M14 Shooter]

Then do liberals want to run with a Piss Test for ( SSRIs ) ( Illegal Drugs ) and mandatory real Fireproof Gun Safe with EVERY 4473 Form ?

Liberals want to limit the exercise of the right to keep and bear arms in very way possible.