2016 Guns by the Numbers

Gun Watch ^ | 7 January, 2017 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Lots of guns sold in 2016. Lots of people got CCW permits.

[umgud]

Even harder to believe; I’ve had a CA CCW for 16 years.

[Inyo-Mono]

Good post!

[Jeff Chandler]

When people point out that the U.S. has a higher violent crime rate than European countries, you point out that the violent crime rate among Scandinavian-Americans is comparable to the violent crime rate in Scandinavian countries.

Let them figure it out from there.

[TigersEye]

We had to be prepared because it was guaranteed that 0bama would declare martial law and suspend the elections.

[RC one]

I would love to find a graph showing the increase in CCW permits across the country over the past 20 years or so. the data is very elusive.

[Windflier]

"Total private guns added during President Obama's two terms, 96 million"

That's one million guns sold for every week Obama was in office.

Best gun salesman ever!

[Windflier]

I’ve had a CA CCW for 16 years.

You must live in a red county with a pro 2nd Amendment Sheriff.

That, or you've got connections.

[umgud]

Kern County is almost “shall issue.” The current and past sheriffs have all been pro 2a.

[Windflier]

Kern County

That explains it.

If I could have made a living out that way, I might have moved there instead of Texas. Been here 11 years now, and yes, I've got a carry permit (open or concealed).

[umgud]

I would prefer TX.

[Pollster1]

That’s 230,000 guns sold for every week Obama was in office. Sadly, we suffered through eight years under the communist tyrant, not just two years.

[marktwain]

I think Windflier meant 1 million guns a month...

[Pollster1]

My mind went to the tragedy that it wasn’t just two years under that far-left bigot, but I’m sure you read his meaning correctly.

[Terry L Smith]

The number of concealed carry permits, reflect only the ones issued by the states.

It might not reflect the number of permits issued by the individual counties/parishes.

Here in Louisiana, there is the state-issued permit, and each parish issues their own permit, legal within that parish, alone.

Since my world is filled within the parish, I have often entertained this idea.

[marktwain]

You are correct.

Permits issued by counties and parishes are often not reported to a central location. This makes them difficult to count.

It is why we have a very limited idea of the number of permits issued in Maine and New York.

[Lando Lincoln]

bookmark

[Redleg Duke]

You can expect to lose that any day, now!

[Terry L Smith]

Dear Mark Twain,

And that is what scares the liberal left, the most!

[Windflier]

I think Windflier meant 1 million guns a month...

Yes, that's right. I was in a hurry and goofed the arithmetic.