An article called First Decade Of Tennessee Handgun Permit Law Shows Very Good Results has some interesting info:
From 1994 to 2004, over 200,000+ law abiding residents of Tennessee have obtained a handgun permit. Tennessee residents still submit about 2,000 new applications every month
less than 1 % of permits have been rescinded from active permit holders. Even the ones that have been taken back shows that the majority of the incidents occurred before the person was issued a Tennessee Handgun Permit
The Five Leading Tennessee Counties As To The Number Of Handgun Permit Holders:
Shelby County # 1, County Permit Holders: 24,942
Davidson County # 2, County Permit Holders: 11,653
Knox County # 3, County Permit Holders: 8,442
Hamilton County # 4, County Permit Holders: 7,900
Rutherford County # 5, County Permit Holders: 4,922
There are no incidents that can be found where in a defensive incident a Tennessee Handgun Permit Holder shot or wounded in some manner, any innocent person. There are a number of defensive incidents where a Tennessee Handgun Permit Holder used his or her pistol to defend themselves or another party but, only the aggressor was harmed.
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