The number of Tennesseans licensed by the state to go armed increased by nearly 51,000 people last year to 268,711, according to new state statistics. That's an increase of 23 percent over the 218,004 Tennesseans with handgun carry permits on Jan. 1, 2009. By comparison, the 2008 increase was 14 percent, according to Tennessee Department of Safety figures.
Read Original at: The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)