Statkowski
Regular Member
Although open carry in Pennsylvania does not require a license, except in Philadelphia, and during a Declared State of Emergency, a license is required to transport a handgun in a vehicle.
The Pa. State Police recently published the numbers of licenses issued last year, and combined with the previous four years (licenses are good for five years), it looks like 13.3% of Pennsylvania's adult population (age 21 and above) are licensed to carry (concealed, openly, whatever).
That's 1,272,408 licensees for a state with an adult population of 9,594,961.
Restrictive states such as New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Connecticut? Their licensure rate doesn't even come close.
http://forum.pafoa.org/showthread.php?t=322828&p=3588163#post3588163
The Pa. State Police recently published the numbers of licenses issued last year, and combined with the previous four years (licenses are good for five years), it looks like 13.3% of Pennsylvania's adult population (age 21 and above) are licensed to carry (concealed, openly, whatever).
That's 1,272,408 licensees for a state with an adult population of 9,594,961.
Restrictive states such as New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Connecticut? Their licensure rate doesn't even come close.
http://forum.pafoa.org/showthread.php?t=322828&p=3588163#post3588163