Luzerne County Pennsylvania - 1 in 9 Conceal Carry

[LarryH]

No one has yet mentioned the statement in the article that the 1-in-9 statistic was probably typical of the whole state. That's impressive.

PA 11%
TX has a long way to go.

[WildBill]

No one has yet mentioned the statement in the article that the 1-in-9 statistic was probably typical of the whole state.
PA 11% TX has a long way to go.

You may be right. I found one site with some old data. It states that in 1998, 6.76% of Pennsylvanians over the age of 21 held permits. The data is probably harder to collect since the permits are issued by the county, rather than the state. I am guessing, but since the trends for most other states are increasing the Pennsylvania numbers are probably also higher than the 1998 figures.

That's impressive.TX has a long way to go.

You are definitely right about that.

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Some other tidbits: There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Luzerne County is the only county in the United States with a plurality of citizens reporting Polish as their primary ancestry. The estimated 2008 population of Luxerne County is 311,983. The registered voters are 59.26% democrat.