That’s 200,000 active concealed carry permits in total since the Copper State started issuing on September 8, 1994. Obviously, those stats are not incendiary for The People of the Gun. But they’re like a red rag to a bull to the forces of civilian disarmament. In 2011, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership Violence rated Arizona second to last. (Rating system provided here, deconstructed here.) So the gun grabbers can’t be happy with those stats. Happily, it’s actually better/worse than that. In 2010, Arizona enacted Constitutional Carry (no permit required for state residents). So even though permit holders have privileges (e.g. restaurant carry), the actual number or Arizonans carrying could be even greater. And just so you know, Arizona has 6.5m residents, excluding undocumented inhabitants.