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Section 21: Firearms: Law/Politics/Society Subject: Location of Texans Carrying Weapons Msg# 884316
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I have a very small circle of friends these days. Most don't live in or near Austin, are gun owners, conservative and very opinionated. 
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Except for my wife, I know very few people in Texas my age or younger who don't have a TX CHL. Could you say that if you lived in Austin? Texas has about 585,000 concealed handgun licensees these days (data from 2013). Your over-18* population is around 19.4 million (2013 estimate). That would give a percentage of adult license-holders as around 3%, which seems very typical for a shall-issue state. So I'll give Texas points for being one of the earlier states to pass shall-issue, but your percentages aren't anything special - despite you're being Texans! * That's how the census breaks it down - I'm ignoring the older age requirement (if any) for license eligibility there. Stu |
