By: Teresa Mull
John Lott’s Crime Prevention Research Center just released a new report, “Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States: 2020.”
The 64-page reports concluded several noteworthy statistics, namely:
– The number of concealed carry permits has increased 34% since 2016
– More than 19.48 million Americans now have their concealed handgun permits
– CCW permit data does not necessarily equate to firearm ownership
– Females and minorities are getting permits much more frequently than men/white people
– Alabama and Indiana have the highest concealed carry permit rate
– About 9.2 percent of the U.S. population has a concealed carry permit
– Fewer states now have data on concealed carry, since more states have passed Constitutional Carry laws.
More of the abstract and the full report can be viewed here.
Teresa Mull ([email protected]) is editor of Gunpowder Magazine.