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friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
Sat Nov 21, 2015, 11:54 PM Nov 2015

Proportionally, Massachusetts has half again as many concealed handgun licensees as Texas [View all]

Note: this OP was inspired by research done in response to Kang Colby's OP:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172181197

"Gun Ownership in MA Increases 66% since 2010"


Yes, you read that correctly- if the figures I've found are accurate, 3% of the residents in
'gun-happy' Texas had concealed handgun licenses in 2014.

At the same time, 4.7% of the residents of Massachusetts (a state well known for
strong gun control) have the equivalent license


Here's what I found, with sources:

https://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/chl/reports/ActLicAndInstr/ActiveLicandInstr2014.pdf

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
REGULATORY SERVICES DIVISION
CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSING

Active License/Certified Instructor Counts
As of December 31, 2014

Active License Holders: 825,957


http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48000.html

Texas Population, 2014 estimate 26,956,958-

which means that
ca. 3% of Texans (or 1 in 33) had concealed handgun licenses

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/04/20/gun-laws-tightened-mass-number-permits-spiked/KDbdE52Cvdf4xNfIL4r0hN/story.html

Statewide, the number of active Class A licenses — the so-called license to carry category that broadly includes the right to carry a concealed weapon — grew nearly 12 percent between 2013 and 2014. That was a significantly greater jump than in past years, a Globe review of data from the Firearms Records Bureau found.

Overall, the number of active gun licenses of all types grew 5 percent, with a total of 355,272 in the state last year...

...With about 318,000 licensees in 2014, the Class A license was the most popular in the state


http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25000.html

Massachusetts Population, 2014 estimate 6,745,408



If the Globe's figure are correct, ca. 4.7 % of Bay Staters (or 1 in 21) have a Class A (concealed carry) licenses. If Texas had as many in proportion, there would be 1,219,977 CHL holders there
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