Posted January 20, 2016 11:03 am by Comments

By Guns ‘n’ Freedom

concealed carry permits skyrocket in san bernardino

Residents of San Bernardino County have come to the realization that being disarmed does not make one safer, and now more than ever people are requesting concealed carry permits.

USA Today reported that just one month after the San Bernardino attacks that killed 14 people, concealed carry permit requests jumped up 9 times in the same county.

But the California city is ill-equipped to handle so many requests at once. In some places the permitting process is so backlogged that it could take a year-and-a-half just to meet with an official in order to fill out an application.

According to USA Today,

The spike is so pronounced that it has angered gun advocates and gun critics alike. To those who see the proliferation of firearms as a problem, another rush for guns is just the latest chapter in a tragically familiar story. To those who consider concealed weapons a constitutional right, government bureaucracy is paralyzing their best tool for self-defense.

“It’s ridiculous,” said John R. Lott Jr., a pro-gun academic with the non-profit Crime Prevent Research Center. “Most states in the country will get you a concealed carry permit within at least 60 days. What if you have a woman who is …Read the Rest

Source:: GunsNFreedom

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