More Texans Embracing Concealed Carry

I wonder what is behind this surge? Amarillo.com: Texas sees rush on concealed-gun license applications: Permits may top 400,000 09/15/09

In the first half of this year, the Concealed Handgun Licensing Bureau at the Texas Department of Public Safety handled an average of 12,700 applications a month compared with 8,700 during the same period in 2008, a 46 percent increase.

I like it. I think armed, law-abiding citizens are a great deterrence to crime.