We already knew that a trend of more people seeking gun permits in the past five years only accelerated as crime rates soared over the past two years. The line of people waiting for permit approvals in Philadelphia grew so long that the city was eventually sued over its failure to process them promptly. The rates were harder to measure in other places like Utah (where they eliminated the need for a permit), but it was obvious that firearms were flying off the shelves. But even with all of that information being available, I was still somewhat taken aback by a recent report showing that the number of people routinely carrying loaded handguns for protection had more than doubled in a four-year period. From 2015 to 2019, the number of regularly armed citizens swelled from three million to six million. (The Blaze)Read More
Number of people carrying handguns doubles in just four years
