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Article: CONCEALED-WEAPON PERMITS UP IN 2007 ; Sheriff says 87% increase in applications was caused in part by violent events across the U.S.
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- March 11, 2008
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[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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