Posted on 10/07/2019 4:45:38 PM PDT by rogerantone1
Each year brings a new record increase in the number of concealed handgun permits. The rate of growth in permits among women and minorities has far outpaced growth among white men. The data paint a picture of incredibly law-abiding permit holders, the vast majority living outside America’s insular media capitals.
A new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center shows that there are now 18.7 million concealed handgun permits in the U.S., up 1.4 million since last August. Far more people carry guns today than in 2007, when there were only 4.6 million permits. Sixteen states now no longer require a permit to carry in their state. Eleven of those states made the change since 2015.
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Texas was almost one of them, but our RINO Speaker of the Texas House tabled the bill in this session.
Texans have. It's our RINO Speaker of the Texas House who's stopping constitutional carry. He tabled a constitutional carry bill during the current session.
As long as over-penetration of walls and doors isn't an issue in your house (or neighborhood), why not?
I live in a typical suburban house and have a family of six. I load my home defense 12 gauge with birdshot so I don't accidentally kill a family member or neighbor while shooting at an intruder.
Part of the better judged by 12 than carried by 6 contingent I’m sure.
My recommendation was for women not some testosterone loaded 6’ 225 pounder guy with size 14 shoes and triple large hands. Hell, why stop at a 12 gauge, go for a 10 mag.
The women in our family are not midgets, they are 5’6” plus or minus a few inches and about 130 pounds medium hands.
They don’t do well with 12’s. All have done well with 20 gauge pumps.
Why the 20 Gauge is Plenty of Gun for Home Defense
By Chris Christian September 3, 2013
Anyone looking for an effective home-defense shotgun is often directed toward one of the many 12-gauge law-enforcement-grade tactical models. A number of self-defense experts, however, disagree.
“The 20-gauge is much easier to shoot than the 12-gauge, produces significantly less recoil, and is lighter and more maneuverable,” says retired SWAT team leader and multi-level certified self-defense instructor Steve Denney, who currently serves as the general manager of Pro Arms Inc., in Live Oak, Fla.
“It’s a shotgun that virtually any member of the family can master, and at the ranges that are encountered in home-defense situations, it is just as effective as a 12-gauge.”
The average 12-gauge tactical shotgun weighs between 7.5 and 8.5 pounds. The average 20-gauge tactical model with the same barrel length tips the scales at between 5.5 and 6.5 pounds. Home-defense situations are normally close, quick, and fluid. The lighter gun has an edge in handling and is especially suited for smaller-framed family members who may have to wield it.
The 20-gauge also has plenty of stopping power.
The 12-gauge load most often recommended for home defense is the standard 2 ¾-inch No. 4 buckshot load holding 27 pellets, launched at 1,100 to 1,200 fps. Each pellet is .24-caliber, weighing approximately 20 grains. It’s a very effective close-range load.
The standard 2 ¾-inch 20-gauge buckshot load contains 20 No. 3 buckshot pellets, launched at 1,100 to 1,200 fps. These are .25-caliber and weigh slightly more than No. 4 buck. It’s also a very effective close-range load. From a cylinder-choked gun, they normally deliver an 11- to 12-inch pattern at 10 yards, and with less recoil than the 12-gauge.
This has not gone unnoticed by gunmakers. Remington, Weatherby, and Mossberg currently produce highly effective tactical/home-defense 20-gauge models. When it comes to home defense, the 20 makes plenty of sense.
https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2013/08/twenty-plenty/
Moved to OK...with a couple long guns...
Took the CC class...never did the paper work...Figured I'm on enough lists......
Now in Nov....it won't matter...
Good to hear. I just moved here (San Antonio), and not “up” on Texas politics yet.
Stratify out the kids, the infirm, the very aged and the prohibited and you may be surprised how many lawful adults are actually licensed as a percent of the population.
Plus, some states like MO do not record at the state level who/how many have CCW licenses ( before the record closed, in 2013, there were 162k with licenses, now we have closed records at county level, and a permitless state as well).
I would guesstimate the rate at closer to 6-8% able bodied/lawfully able.
Of course, unless situation permits, most licensed folks don’t carry all day every day due to work restrictions etc.
Gun control is RAAAAAAACIST!
Even though I live in MS and can Carry with no problem, I am still getting a Permit as soon as I meet the One Year Residency Requirement.
That way I can Carry my Firearm in over 33 other States with Reciprocal Carry Laws in Place.
Isn’t it interesting that in the Freest Country on Earth many People choose to Elect Politicians who work tirelessly to abridge the God Given Freedoms of their Constituents?
Texas is infested with RINOs, and has been all my life. The Dems have been manipulating the election of speaker of the house for as long as I can remember as well. We've been largely behind the curve on the 2nd Amendment legislation despite the way people generally think about Texas because of this.
My life is worth more than a piece of paper....
To each their own.......
I prefer the Parchment our Constitution is written on.
I like that very much myself...........
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