More Kitsapers Packing Heat for Their Peace of Mind (Washington State permits up 43% since 2003)

The Kitsap Sun (Washington State) ^ | August 30, 2008 | Josh Farley

[Stoat]

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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!

[04-Bravo]

That’s a great news article. One of the reasons I read it was to find out exactly what a “Kitsaper” is.

[elkfersupper]

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

[Clintonfatigued]

What they are doing makes sense.

[Stoat]

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

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That’s a great news article.

I'm delighted that you both have found it to be worthwhile  :-)

 One of the reasons I read it was to find out exactly what a “Kitsaper” is.

hehe!  I'm sure that you aren't the only one  :-)

It's a short ferry ride across Puget Sound from Seattle.

Kitsap County in Washington State

Kitsap County

[GOP Poet]

Smart lady

[bobby.223]

very well done pro gun article. rec. reading. not slanted towards the anti gun point of view at all as how most are that are written in the seattle and immediate surrounding areas.

[WKL815]

Silverdale reporting:

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

=)

[Petronski]

Thanks for the maps. I came here too because I had to know.

[sionnsar]

Thanks to Clintonfatigued for the ping.

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[sionnsar]

Yup. So -- are we really free?

[elkfersupper]

Yup. So -- are we really free?

Not unless we act like it.

[Stoat]

Smart lady

Indeed....I wonder if she's married?  Most of the women over here in Seattle tend to be the Socialist-militant-feminist-antigun type.  "sigh"

[lilycicero]

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

[Stoat]

Thank you very much for pinging your list  :-)

 

[WKL815]

/”hit” the Clear Creek range.

[sionnsar]

You are welcome! *\;-)

[Not A Snowbird]

My husband and I account for two of the new permits.