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01-25-2009, 10:29 AM
The number of people applying for concealed-carry weapons permits in Larimer County rose dramatically in the final months of 2008, starting one month before the nation elected Barack Obama as president.
Advertisement The Larimer County Sheriff's Office received an average of 70 applications a month through the first nine months of 2008, then saw that spike to 107, 137 and 155 in October, November and December, respectively. There have been 98 applications submitted this month.
Few of those applications have been denied, officials said. Sheriff's Office permit coordinator Angie Corp said several people who applied said they feared the new president would strengthen anti-gun legislation. A local Republican official said it's a valid concern.
"Obama's voting record, despite what he said in his campaign, which is that he's a proponent of the Second Amendment, is very anti-personal ownership of firearms," said Larimer County Republican Party Chairman Kirk Brush. "Sure it's a rational concern."
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http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090125/LOVELAND01/90125002
Advertisement The Larimer County Sheriff's Office received an average of 70 applications a month through the first nine months of 2008, then saw that spike to 107, 137 and 155 in October, November and December, respectively. There have been 98 applications submitted this month.
Few of those applications have been denied, officials said. Sheriff's Office permit coordinator Angie Corp said several people who applied said they feared the new president would strengthen anti-gun legislation. A local Republican official said it's a valid concern.
"Obama's voting record, despite what he said in his campaign, which is that he's a proponent of the Second Amendment, is very anti-personal ownership of firearms," said Larimer County Republican Party Chairman Kirk Brush. "Sure it's a rational concern."
Read the rest of the article here:
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090125/LOVELAND01/90125002