A quick question, is anybody aware of a state that has a SHRINKING gun-owning population?
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The number of Ohioans who have licenses to legally carry concealed firearms has more than doubled in the past three years, according to figures from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
With another 49,825 people obtaining the license in 2011, that pushed the figure from 2009 to 2011 to 153,853 newly issued licenses. That includes the one-year record of 56,691 in 2009.
At this point, more than 265,000 Ohioans now have permits making them eligible to carry their firearms hidden in their clothing or vehicles. And gun rights activists expect that number to continue to climb this year, likely eclipsing the 300,000 mark.
“Eventually you aren’t going to know who you might come into contact with who legally is carrying a gun, and that’s the point,” said Jeff Garvas, of Ohioans for Concealed Carry. “Eventually people with bad intentions aren’t going to realize who they are coming into contact with.”
Seems you hear the same story EVERYWHERE. More Carry Permits, more NICS Checks, more people buying defensive guns. Appears to be across the board…yet no blood in the streets, no shootouts over parking spaces, or household arguments turning into gun battles.
Yeah we’re winning big! Keep it up, there’s a LOT of mess the jackals left behind!
But remember, all that is just anecdotal and the numbers are really shrinking because an anonymous survey says so.
And the gun companies won’t come clean with their sales numbers….except for their ATF paperwork and their public stock holdings…..
And all the industry reports available through the NSSF.
Where I live asking somnoee if they own a gun would get a “yes” about as often as asking them if they owned a car. The truth that when secnds count the police are ony minutes away is quite obviouis in rural America.I bought my first pistol a few weeks ago, primarily for home protection and to carry on walks and bicycle rides. You never know what kind of animals my pop out of the woods. Bears and mountain lions have been reported in my county. I’ve seen a bobcat on my back porch and in my front yard. Plus a wild dog or coyote is always a possibilty.As for doctors, my doctor made enough mistakes in my treatment for me to go elsewhere. Simple stuff like incorrectly running glucose test and such. We could save a lot of lives if doctors policed themselves better.I think I’ll use Trey’s response if asked. I keep my gun unloaded but the clip and gun within reach of each other.