Concealed pistol permits up 43 percent in Wash
Story here.
6 Responses to “Concealed pistol permits up 43 percent in Wash”
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September 1st, 2008 at 9:59 am
The original article is from the Kitsap Sun, and is about Kitsap County. They interviewed a bunch of my fellow KRRC (Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club) members. A pretty fair article.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/aug/30/packing-for-their-peace-of-mind/
September 1st, 2008 at 11:20 am
Wow, no wonder the article was so fair. I was surprised that the liberal PI was capable of printing such an article. Way to go, PI.
The only thing I question in that article is this bit:
“Federal buildings, courthouses, military installations, bars, schools and airports are off limits to concealed weapons…”
Bars are only off limits if they don’t serve food as well. Airports, IIRC, are not off limits… well, at least the non-secure part. School grounds are off limits (i.e. elementary and high-schools) unless you are a permit holder who is picking up or dropping off. And then you can only carry on “school grounds,” not in the actual building.
September 1st, 2008 at 11:23 am
…And there’s the thing about “Federal Buildings.” There’s an ongoing debate about the post office. I carry there, and the laws about carrying in the PO are ambiguous at best… seemingly competing statutes.
And one other thing: the article says the 43% increase was between 2003 and 2007. That’s me! Got my CPL in early 2004 after moving here in mid 2002.
September 1st, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Hey Mr. CPA with all the fancy math skills – may want to inform readers of the time period of this percentage change. Most people interpret it over 1 year, not 4. So it comes out to be about 10% average growth a year. Let’s keep that up and in 7 years there will be 500,000!
September 1st, 2008 at 1:59 pm
According to the Handgun Permit Office in Nashville, applications are up about 500% this year so far.
September 1st, 2008 at 2:47 pm
hardcorps, it’s a quote from the article. good catch, though.