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ATDM wrote:I learned today that almost 10% of the population in Florida has a concealed carry permit. If you take out everyone under 21, the percentage is even higher.

On the other hand, LESS THAN 2% of Texans have a CHL. I was shocked that we had so few CHL holders to begin with, but to be beaten by Florida was like putting salt on the wound.

How did this happen?

That number is a little inflated. It is closer to 6% and a lot of those are out of state non-resident license. There are a little over 19.1 million people in the state and the licenses were a little over the 1 million mark (1,137,510), out of that there are 144,518 non-resident/out of state licensees (12% of the total) http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/stats/cw_active.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;