At SSRN. He finds that, despite 24 states having gone to permit-less concealed carry, the number of CCW licenses continues to expand.(He doesn’t count Alabama, since it will only go permit-less on January 1).
Outside of California and New York, 10% of the adult population now has a permit. Even 4.5% of Illinois has one.
(I haven’t been blogging much due to workload, catching covid, and having a relapse. Fortunately it was the most modern strain, about like a cold, but it really did drain my energy).