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RogueUSMC wrote:

Lynyrd wrote:Using these two links, (first for LTC by zip code, second for population by zip code) my zip code has 10.2% of the adult population with an LTC.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/ ... to-5855995

http://texas.hometownlocator.com/zip-co ... ,75754.cfm

We have very, very little crime.

Not bad for the big city of Ben Wheeler...lol. Smith county was in the top 50 tho...

Oops, I should have posted this link instead for the second link. It lets you look up your zip code and see demographic data.

http://texas.hometownlocator.com/zip-codes/

About what I would have guessed. In our Zip Code, there are 5.6% of the total population or 8.6% of the estimated adult population. (Pop less 35% est under 21)

good on us

Lynyrd wrote:

RogueUSMC wrote:

Lynyrd wrote:Using these two links, (first for LTC by zip code, second for population by zip code) my zip code has 10.2% of the adult population with an LTC.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/ ... to-5855995

http://texas.hometownlocator.com/zip-co ... ,75754.cfm

We have very, very little crime.

Not bad for the big city of Ben Wheeler...lol. Smith county was in the top 50 tho...

Oops, I should have posted this link instead for the second link. It lets you look up your zip code and see demographic data.

http://texas.hometownlocator.com/zip-codes/

lol...and I guess I could have just said, "'sup neighbor?"

1,984 LTC holders in my zip code with population of 45,690, about 4.34%

bblhd672 wrote:New License To Carry issued by year: https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/chl/repor ... aphics.htm
The year 2016 saw the largest number of new licenses issued, both in totals and increase over previous 5 years. Outstanding Texans!
2016: 369,117
2015: 217,588
2014: 246,326
2013: 242,641
2012: 146,367
2011: 143,725

I'm proud to say my family contributed 4 LTC in 2016. Good stuff. Here's to 2017 being even bigger!

Need to translate all these numbers into calls to legislators

ELB wrote:Need to translate all these numbers into calls to legislators

but according to another thread, looks like legislators are taking the month of January off

jweg84 wrote:For your viewing pleasure, here are the top 50 counties in Texas.

County "Number of Applicants"
HARRIS 46,747
TARRANT 25,465
DALLAS 21,014
BEXAR 19,491
COLLIN 14,578
DENTON 12,153
MONTGOMERY 10,802
FORT BEND 9,532
TRAVIS 9,204
WILLIAMSON 7,276
BRAZORIA 6,778
BELL 6,339
GALVESTON 6,030
LUBBOCK 4,999
EL PASO 4,525
HIDALGO 4,350
NUECES 4,338
SMITH 4,282
MC LENNAN 3,754
PARKER 3,630
ELLIS 3,612
JEFFERSON 3,563
RANDALL 3,525
JOHNSON 3,393
COMAL 3,387
MIDLAND 2,848
BRAZOS 2,828
HAYS 2,693
OUT OF STATE 2652
GRAYSON 2,649
GUADALUPE 2,552
KAUFMAN 2,543
TAYLOR 2,480
CAMERON 2,461
GREGG 2,301
WICHITA 2,224
ORANGE 2,020
ROCKWALL 2,016
TOM GREEN 1,980
ECTOR 1,951
BOWIE 1,928
HUNT 1,921
POTTER 1,772
HENDERSON 1,728
ANGELINA 1,644
WISE 1563
HARDIN 1,555
LIBERTY 1,518
HOOD 1,493
HARRISON 1,377

Woohoo... We made the top 50 !!

What - Kerr county didn't make the list?

So as of 12/31/16, there are 1,150,754 Texans licensed to carry a handgun (LTC), or 6% of the 21 years and older population of the state.

Just SIX PERCENT? Somehow, with all the media hype about firearms, I expected this number to be more like 80% and for everyone to be out there shooting everyone that they don't like the look of all the time (can you detect my sarcasm here).....

In fact, a quick search of the DPS web site shows that there were a massive (I'm still being sarcastic) 108 convictions of LTC holders in 2015 (latest year stats are available) or 0.2% of the LTC population. These 108 include all felons by the way, not just gun related categories, where the numbers appear to most often be in the ones or twos with a few crimes having 10.

It sure looks like as the general population committed over 42,000 of these same offenses in the same categories, that one justified interpretation is that LTC holders (have been trained and have shown that they have proficiency in safe use of a weapon), and carry guns are justified in doing so as the unarmed population are much more criminally inclined than they are.

Can someone verify the math please? I had to use the Microsoft calc app in Windows 10, so Lord knows if it can do percentages properly!!!

I know a lot of people who are familiar with firearms have suspected that there are a lot of fake news stories about gun violence and that a large (in this day and age, can I say H-U-U-G-E) proportion of the shootings we do hear of are from those NOT so licensed. You know the usual thing... Criminals won't bother with getting a license and so on. This message needs to be shouted from the rooftops... How strange we almost never hear it in the mainstream media.... (I'm still being sarcastic)...

bjrichus wrote:So as of 12/31/16, there are 1,150,754 Texans licensed to carry a handgun (LTC), or 6% of the 21 years and older population of the state.

Just SIX PERCENT? Somehow, with all the media hype about firearms, I expected this number to be more like 80% and for everyone to be out there shooting everyone that they don't like the look of all the time (can you detect my sarcasm here).....

In fact, a quick search of the DPS web site shows that there were a massive (I'm still being sarcastic) 108 convictions of LTC holders in 2015 (latest year stats are available) or 0.2% of the LTC population. These 108 include all felons by the way, not just gun related categories, where the numbers appear to most often be in the ones or twos with a few crimes having 10.

It sure looks like as the general population committed over 42,000 of these same offenses in the same categories, that one justified interpretation is that LTC holders (have been trained and have shown that they have proficiency in safe use of a weapon), and carry guns are justified in doing so as the unarmed population are much more criminally inclined than they are.

Can someone verify the math please? I had to use the Microsoft calc app in Windows 10, so Lord knows if it can do percentages properly!!!

I know a lot of people who are familiar with firearms have suspected that there are a lot of fake news stories about gun violence and that a large (in this day and age, can I say H-U-U-G-E) proportion of the shootings we do hear of are from those NOT so licensed. You know the usual thing... Criminals won't bother with getting a license and so on. This message needs to be shouted from the rooftops... How strange we almost never hear it in the mainstream media.... (I'm still being sarcastic)...

I haven't verified your math ( it's Sunday and I try not to think too much) But these DPS numbers are completely ignored by the MSM, the MDA, and any other left wing gun grabbers because they show the exact opposite of their narrative. In fact during hearings for campus carry the spokesperson for MDA, even claimed that any LTC holder's gun crimes were strictly hidden and anecdotal, and there was no way to verify their claim of being law abiding. I'm surprised she wasn't laughed out of the Capitol.

Actually, using your numbers, 42,000 felons is also 0.2% of the adult population.

Texas' overall LTC population represents about 4.19% of the state population, using 2015 population numbers... not bad - would love to see that double!

oohrah wrote:That's not really a surprise. It would more interesting to see counties ranked by % licensed per county population.

See, you have to make it harder for these guys...

i would like to see a map of the counties color coded with LTCs by gender and race and posible age category...

I understand that less than 50% of LTC actually carry and less than that carry with any consistency.