| Statehouse politicians make it ever easier for constituents to carry guns at alarming rates.Florida granted more than 173,000 new concealed-carry gun permits in the past year, a 17 percent increase that is double the rate of five years ago... 20 other states loosened their concealed-carry laws... Illinois enacted a law that sets no limit on the number of guns or ammunition anyone with a permit can carry. It also allows patrons to tote their weapons to restaurants where liquor sales make up no more than 50 percent of the establishment's gross revenue ...The number of Americans with concealed-carry permits is now around eight million,...Mississippi went even further in this year's laissez-faire gun derby by enacting a law allowing adults to flaunt their weapons unconcealed in public without the need for a permit. |
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