Crime Prevention Research Center (John Lott): CCW up 215% since 2007

[Calculon]

Well at least he did one thing right...

"During President Obama’s administration, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared to over 14.5 million – a 215% increase since 2007. Among the findings of our report:"

Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States: 2016 by John R. Lott :: SSRN

Thanks Barry!

 

[freddy]

Nice find. Thank you.

Read the study that the abstract refers to (link on that page).

NY is only 0.3% of adults CC. 5th from last place. CT is 8.4% and MA is 6.9%

Note:
Data is not readily available for a few states. For example, New
Hampshire only collects data on permits issued to non-residents, though
we were given a conservative estimate. Alabama and New York simply
don’t collect this data at all on the state level, and it is a very
cumbersome process to obtain data from a large number of individual
counties or cities. We would collect data for some counties and then
assume that rate is similar for the rest of the state.

 

[freddy]

“I think that we’ve got to reign in what has become an almost article of faith
that anybody can have a gun anywhere, anytime. And I don’t believe that is in
the best interest of the vast majority of people. . . . carrying guns in public
places. . . .”
- Hillary Clinton, May 6, 2016 at the National Council for Behavioral Health


"You can say what you want, but if they had guns -- if our people had guns, if
they were allowed to carry -- it would have been a much, much different
situation."
- Donald Trump speaking after the Paris and San Bernardino Terrorist
attacks, November 14, 2015 in Beaumont, Texas.

 

[freddy]

But there appears to be another factor: President Obama’s election in
2008. Not only did Obama’s election increase gun sales, it also increased the
number of concealed handgun permits.