Handgunlaw.us Needs Assistance on Permit/License Statistics

[Gary Slider]

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. contacted me wanting info on the number of Permit/Licenses issued by state. Handgunlaw.us does not have that info. I am wanting to assist him in finding this info and you are the best source available. If you could post a link to your states Statistics on the number of permits/licenses issued I will assemble them and pass them on to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. I will also keep this list and most likely post it on handgunlaw.us as I get many questions about this subject.

If you could just post a link to the statistics in your state or any you know it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for helping out.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[sigmanluke]

Here it is for Utah, good luck with your search.

Sigmanluke

Utah Department of Public Safety

[cvhoss]

Here's a link to Kansas info.

Hoss

[The Fish]

Concealed Weapons License Holders by County - Division of Licensing, FDACS

This is the link for FL;
701,088

[Holdcard]

Arizona

Arizona Stastics

Holdcard

[Majorlk]

I don't know for sure that this is the place, but I have a request into them for the same info.

DPS: Special Licensing and Firearms

[4evrinblujns]

MSP - CCW Reports
this is a year by year June to June since 2001. Hope it helps

[HowardCohodas]

Ohio - Quarterly concealed carry statistics

[MaineGlock]

My old home state of ND is as follows:

http://www.ag.state.nd.us/BCI/CW/TotalCWPIssued.pdf

I cant find current numbers for ME, I will dig some more.

[friesepferd]

Tennessee gun permits up 23% last year; increase 16% in Shelby County The Commercial Appeal

TN
268,711 holders
6% of population over 21

[rmodel65]

GA has about 300k+ permit holders statewide

[archer51]

Not sure if an exact number for Virginia can be found, since the permits are issued by the Circuit Courts and not the state per se.

I did find an article from earlier this month where Del. Lingamfelter stated there were 214,000.

washingtonpost.com

Hope that helps you.

[boscobeans]

The last figures from the NY State Police that I saw in print concerning New York State handgun permits gave a figure well in excess of 800,000. That was back about 9-10 years ago. It may have gone up since then and I am sure it has..

Looseleaf Law
Firearms and Weapons Laws Gun Control in New York

by: Lt. Lee O. Thomas, NYS Police (Ret.), Jeffery Chamberlain, Esq.

There was one page that listed the numbers for each county and a total.


bosco

[miklcolt45]

The last figures from the NY State Police that I saw in print concerning New York State handgun permits gave a figure well in excess of 800,000. That was back about 9-10 years ago. It may have gone up since then and I am sure it has..

Looseleaf Law
Firearms and Weapons Laws Gun Control in New York

by: Lt. Lee O. Thomas, NYS Police (Ret.), Jeffery Chamberlain, Esq.

There was one page that listed the numbers for each county and a total.


bosco

Are those permits to own/purchase, or permits to carry?
I can't believe NY allows that many 'little people' to actually carry a gun out on the streets. It might scare Mayor Bloomberg.

[Tom357]

The Virginia State Police compile those statistics. The most recent report available is for 2008. Here is a link to that report. They have prior annual statistics reports going back to 2000 available on the site. CHP data is on page 13 of the report.

http://www.vsp.state.va.us/downloads...ts-Figures.pdf