[Stoat]

Thanks to Orbusmax for a related link

Orbusmax ™ Northwest News - 'Around The World In 80K'

There's a video report available at the Kitsap Sun site:

More Kitsapers Packing Heat for Their Peace of Mind Top Stories Kitsap Sun

License holders jumped from about 179,000 to 258,000, 43 percent, between 2003 and 2007. The state Department of Licensing says permit applications in Kitsap County jumped from 1,587 in 2004 to 3,339 in 2007.

[Stoat]

"It's like a seat belt," said April Borbon, 41, a business owner in Central Kitsap. "Hopefully I'll never need it. And if I do, it'll be a life or death situation."

 

April Borbon

[Cementjungle]

I live in Kitsap county and can definately identify with this!

[elkfersupper]

Interesting article, but free people don’t ask for permission.

[Clintonfatigued]

What they are doing makes sense.

[WKL815]

Silverdale reporting:

My hubby and I just got ours and his the Clear Creek range this week for the first time!

=)

[lilycicero]

And I was worried I wouldn’t fit in there!!! WOOOHOOO

[Tunehead54]

Bump! ;-)

[Vicki]

I know that a local gun shop’s business has increased considerably lately. They say that customers are worried about Obama getting into the Whitehouse. I went in the shop the other day and couldn’t believe all the people.

[Oorang]

Having recently moved from supposed conservative Klickitat County to extremely liberal Jefferson County I was pleasantly surprised to read this even handed article in the Kitsap Sun. Thanks for posting this Stoat.