{"id":116748,"date":"2019-10-08T16:55:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T20:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=116748"},"modified":"2019-10-08T16:55:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:46:43","slug":"lott-1-4-million-new-concealed-carry-permits-issued-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lott-1-4-million-new-concealed-carry-permits-issued-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Lott: 1.4 Million New Concealed Carry Permits Issued Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The number of concealed carry permit holders has increased for the third year in a row, according to a new report<\/a> from Dr. John Lott and the Crime Prevention Research Center. About 7.3 percent of American adults \u2013 or 18.33 million people \u2013 now hold permits, which represents a 304 percent increase since 2007 and an 8 percent increase since last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alabama has the highest concealed carry rate at 26.3\npercent, with Indiana (17.9 percent) and South Dakota (16.02 percent) coming in\nsecond and third. The report\u2019s authors note that the true number is likely higher\nin constitutional carry states like South Dakota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four states \u2013 Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Texas \u2013 now have over 1 million permit holders, and Florida is the first state to boast over 2 million permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: “Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States: 2019”<\/em>\/CPRC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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SEE ALSO: California Sheriff Under Investigation for Pay-to-Play Concealed Carry Permits<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Women and minorities are by far the fastest growing demographics in the concealed carry population. According to the report, among the three states with gender and race data spanning at least a decade, these demographics have increased exponentially faster than their white, male counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n