Concealed gun permits soar 215%, record 14.5 million

[Joe Link]

Americans now holding permits to pack a concealed weapon in public has soared 215 percent since 2007 to over 14.5 million, a record, according to a new report.

The Crime Prevention Research Center said that last year alone a record 1.73 million were approved in states requiring them.

John. R. Lott Jr., president of the Center, added that as the number of concealed carry permits has increased, the murder rate has dropped.

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Link doesn't work outside of the quote. Odd.

That was odd, I fixed it