Wisconsin concealed-carry permit applications slowing but still strong

Milwaukee J-S ^ | 04 feb 2015 | Bruce Vielmetti

[rellimpank]

Wisconsin residents continue to seek and obtain licenses to carry concealed guns, submitting more than 37,000 applications in 2014, the third full year after concealed carry was approved, according to a report released Tuesday.

Nearly 34,000 were issued permits, raising the total number in Wisconsin to 242,488, according to an annual report from the Department of Justice.

More than 500 applications were rejected because the applicants were not legally qualified to carry a gun, much less have a concealed carry permit, according to the report. The reasons for rejection included applicants with a felony conviction, having been found mentally incompetent or found guilty of domestic violence.

In a letter to Gov. Scott Walker and legislators, Attorney General Brad Schimel wrote, "As you will see, the citizens of Wisconsin continue to enthusiastically embrace the right to carry concealed weapons as provided (by the law)."

The new numbers suggest a slowing pace in obtaining permits, however. The 200,000th permit was issued in October 2013.

[rellimpank]

—ping—

[George from New England]

Stoopid media. There is no reason to expect a trend to maintain. I’ll be a slow decline to get to a stable balance.

[gorush]

#27293

[MNlurker]

They had to figure out some way to talk about it...their predictions that blood would flow in the streets of a new Wild West didn’t come to fruition.

[PapaBear3625]

CCW percentages seem to go to around 4% to 8% of the population of a state. WI is now at a little over 4%. As the years go by, and current CCW holders have an influence over their friends and relatives, it may go to 6%.

[so_real]

200,000 quietly armed patriots since 2013. That's a fine start. When we hit half a million it will mean for every ten people you see, one is carrying. Not good odds for criminals.

[faithhopecharity]

...”the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. State of Wisconsin: Take your “permits” and shove them where the sun don’t shine.