Article: CONCEALED-WEAPON PERMITS UP IN 2007 ; Sheriff says 87% increase in applications was caused in part by violent events across the U.S.

[CORRECTION:]The graphic included with this story had incorrect dates for the month-by-month data. The period of time should have been January 2007 through February 2008. Correction ran 03/12/08. -- - DENVER - Applications for concealed-carry weapon permits in El Paso County rose 87 percent in 2007, fueled partly by several highprofile violent incidents locally and nationwide, said Sheriff Terry Maketa.

Permit applications rose 50 percent statewide and more than doubled in 18 of Colorado's 64 counties, according to a report issued Monday by County Sheriffs of Colorado.

Executive Director Don Christensen downplayed violence as a reason permit applications were up, noting the 2003 law ...

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