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Growing numbers seeking permits for concealed handguns
Statewide, applications jumped about 61 percent last year from 2006, according to figures compiled by the Supreme Court of Virginia. As of Thursday, a Virginia State Police database contained 152,267 active concealed-carry permits.
here is the link http://hamptonroads.com/node/460980
But if you don't want to read the whole thing.. this is the final statement ..
Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip Van Cleave said highly publicized shootings such as the one at Virginia Tech remind people that the government can't always protect them.
"The police can't be everywhere at once," he said. "If they can't be there, you've got a choice - either die or protect yourself. More and more people are looking at it that way."
Statewide, applications jumped about 61 percent last year from 2006, according to figures compiled by the Supreme Court of Virginia. As of Thursday, a Virginia State Police database contained 152,267 active concealed-carry permits.
here is the link http://hamptonroads.com/node/460980
But if you don't want to read the whole thing.. this is the final statement ..
Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip Van Cleave said highly publicized shootings such as the one at Virginia Tech remind people that the government can't always protect them.
"The police can't be everywhere at once," he said. "If they can't be there, you've got a choice - either die or protect yourself. More and more people are looking at it that way."