{"id":34637,"date":"2023-08-15T11:20:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=34637"},"modified":"2023-08-15T11:20:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:20:34","slug":"by-the-numbers-concealed-weapons-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/08\/15\/by-the-numbers-concealed-weapons-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"By the Numbers: Concealed Weapons Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"228\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/concealed-weapon-license-border.jpg?resize=367%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/concealed-weapon-license-border.jpg?w=367&amp;ssl=1 367w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/concealed-weapon-license-border.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A state law took effect July 1 that allows people in Florida to carry guns without concealed-weapons licenses. But nearly 2.58 million people had concealed weapons licenses as of July 31. Here are the counties with the most license holders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Miami-Dade County: 201,453<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Broward County: 181,118<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Palm Beach County: 141,839<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Hillsborough County: 139,226<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Orange County: 116,551<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Duval County: 110,528<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Pinellas County: 91,983<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Lee County: 89,885<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014 Polk County: 85,228<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Brevard County: 84,653<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Volusia County: 74,526<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Pasco County: 69,593<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Lake County: 63,486<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Marion County: 55,296<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Sarasota County: 51,631<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A state law took effect July 1 that allows people in Florida to carry guns without concealed-weapons licenses. 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