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A new report into the number of concealed carry permit holders announced this week found the numbers at an all-time high even as 16 states recognize permitless carry.

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The Utah Legislature's Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee gave approval this week to a measure that would drive up renewal costs for concealed firearms permits and background checks.

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Following a campaign by gun rights groups, Utah lawmakers want answers on how state officials bumped up permit costs this month without first going through them.

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Dr. John Lott, an economist and gun researcher, said last week women and minorities drive the ever-increasing demand for concealed carry permits.

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Permits for carrying handguns dropped 19.2 percent in the first half of 2017, according to federal data.

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Through products, marketing and education-based efforts, the industry is rallying around the fresh faces and new opportunities youth shooters bring.

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Gun-free school zones might soon be a thing of the past as the Trump administration quickly rolls up its sleeves and delivers on campaign promises.

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Dr. John Lott debated Ohio State Rep. Kristin Boggs, D-Columbus, over campus carry laws in an editorial for the Columbus Dispatch recently.

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One prominent gun violence researcher's criticism of campus carry laws based on faulty assumptions, gun advocates say.

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Some researchers doubt the Center for American Progress's latest study linking lax gun laws to high rates of gun violence.

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Spurred by the need for personal protection, a growing contingency of gun owners is bucking the white, heterosexual male stereotype and using firearms to level the battlefield.

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A number of recent articles have discussed a decline in gun ownership, but a pro-gun research center has raised issues with the findings.

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