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apostate wrote:I believe these statistics are the closest we have.
2010 by county: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administra ... Issued.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
2010 by ZIP code: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administra ... Issued.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks. A quick perusal appears to show that dense urban populations is a bigger driver to get a chl than proximity to the border. I read some of the posts about the horrendous events in Nuevo Laredo and thought that might drive folks on the border to get a chl and an armory!!


oops! I jumped the gun!! I thought these were the % of the population not % of chl holders!!

Expat wrote:To answer your first question "yes" - on the DPS website there is information regarding how many per county per year and total.

The second question "NO" and no one should be carrying a concealed handgun without a proper CHL. In the car is OK but not on your person.

I would think DPS would have an estimate based on arrests for possession wo a chl. And of course no one should carry without a chl but we all know that there must be people (not just criminal elements) that carry anyway... some from ignorance, some from laziness, etc. When I was a kid many many decades ago it was common for farmers to keep a pistol in their pocket for snakes and I don't think there was a chl back in the 50's. I'm just asking, not advocating.

Just curious, but I read somewhere that one in 55,000 Texans have a chl, anyone know of a map showing that figure broken down by county? I was thinking that the border counties might be quite a bit higher rate of chl holders.

Along the same lines are there numbers/estimates for what fraction of the population (TX) that carry without a chl?