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States without concealed carry statutes, such as (as of May 2017<ref name="Surge"/>) [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[Idaho]], [[Kansas]], [[Maine]], [[Mississippi]], [[Missouri]], [[Montana]], [[New Hampshire]], [[North Dakota]], [[Vermont]], [[Wyoming]], and [[West Virginia]] allow gun owners to carry weapons either concealed or open.
States without concealed carry statutes, such as (as of May 2017<ref name="Surge"/>) [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[Idaho]], [[Kansas]], [[Maine]], [[Mississippi]], [[Missouri]], [[Montana]], [[New Hampshire]], [[North Dakota]], [[Vermont]], [[Wyoming]], and [[West Virginia]] allow gun owners to carry weapons either concealed or open.
It was reported in May 2017, that the number of people in the U.S. obtaining concealed carry permits was increasing quickly, with nearly 16 million people having permits in May 2017 (this number did not include people in states where no permit is necessary to carry a gun).<ref name="Surge">Hawins, Awr (May 22, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/22/demand-concealed-carry-permits-surging-nationwide/ Report: Concealed Carry Witnesses Largest One-Year Surge Ever]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 22, 2017.</ref>
It was reported in May 2017, that the number of people in the U.S. obtaining concealed carry permits was increasing quickly, with nearly 16 million people having permits in May 2017 (this number did not include people in states where no permit is necessary to carry a gun).<ref name="Surge">Hawins, Awr (May 22, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/22/demand-concealed-carry-permits-surging-nationwide/ Report: Concealed Carry Witnesses Largest One-Year Surge Ever]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 22, 2017.</ref> It was also reported that as the number of concealed carry permits rose by 215% between 2007 and 2015, the murder rate decreased by 14%.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (May 24, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/24/concealed-carry-215-percent/ Concealed Carry Up 215%, Murder Rate Down 14%]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</ref>
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