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3 in 4

Three in four Americans support requiring individuals to pass a test demonstrating safe and lawful use of firearms before obtaining a concealed carry permit. Among gun owners, more than two in three support the policy.

3 in 4

Three in four Americans oppose allowing people to carry concealed guns without a permit, including a majority of gun owners and Republicans.

27%

States that removed concealed carry permit requirements between 1999 and 2021 saw, on average, a 27 percent increase in gun homicides within three years of the change—the US as a whole saw less than half that increase.

32%

States that abandoned strong concealed carry permitting systems—including those with live firearm training requirements—for permitless carry from 1981 to 2019 saw an average 32 percent increase in gun assaults.

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