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By Kris Wise Maramba for the West Virginia Press Association - Charleston Daily Mail
The number of concealed weapons permits issued annually in the state has more than quadrupled in the past five years.
In 2009, county sheriffs' departments issued 11,160 permits allowing residents to carry concealed handguns in most public places. In 2013, that number had jumped to 44,981.
The largest increase was from 2012 to 2013, when the number of permits issued annually increased by more than 15,000, up from 29,712 in 2012.
Those numbers, compiled by the West Virginia State Police, are only the permits issued each year. A permit is valid for five years, so the total number of West Virginians licensed to carry concealed handguns is much higher.
While some may have been revoked or surrendered, a total of 126,514 permits were issued in the five years including 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 ...
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Concealed weapons permits quadrupled in West Virginia
By Kris Wise Maramba for the West Virginia Press Association
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