Gun Control & RKBA

kang's link: 378,642 people or one in every 14 adults has a gun license in Massachusetts. Up from 227,612 in 2010. A 66% increase.

A 61% increase in licensing rate, since Massachusetts added nearly 200,000 people between 2010 & dec 2014:

Census Bureau estimated that the Massachusetts population count had increased.. to July 1, 2014 to a new total of 6,745,408 persons..

Population 2010: 6,547,629
pop " ....... 2014: 6,745,408 >>> increase of 197,779

2014: 378,642 / 6,745,408 = 0.0561 = % ccw permit (I thinks)
2010: 227,612 / 6,547,629 = 0.0348 = ... " ..... "

maths: 0.0348 + (0.0348 x Y) = 0.0561
0.0348 x Y = 0.0213
Y = 0.0213 / 0.0348 = 61.2% increase in ccw rate '10 - '14;

That's approx. a 15% increase in ccw permits (& gun licenses?) every year for past 4 years. When taking into account rarely if ever used ccw permits obtained just to have one - you cannot infer a 61% increase in gun owners over the 4 year period.

Within the last few years there’s been a significant rise in the last 3-4 years,” said .. NRA certified instructor.

She says without producing a figure for comparison.

The number of legal gun owners in Massachusetts is growing. The 22News I-Team obtained and analyzed state data showing how many people have a license to carry from 2009 to September 2015... 38,666 residents have a FID card, which permits the purchase, possession and transportation of non-large-capacity rifles, shotguns and ammunition.

The number of people who do NOT own guns in Massachusetts is RISING also.
And a license to carry does not necessarily equate to a 'new gun owner'.