Ken G. uploaded a spreadsheet to the wa-ccw-Washington State Concealed Weapons Discussion Yahoo Group. It contains the number of CCWs issued by state along with various statistics related to CCW {CCWPopulationByState.xls (145 KB)}. I have uploaded it to here for better visibility.
There are a total of about six million CCW active licenses out there.
The numbers are actually a little higher than this because the “Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act” Congress passed a few years ago enables all current and retired police officers to carry without actually seeking any official approval.
Last I saw there was over 341 thousand CPLs now issued in WA State, and the nice thing about living in a small town in WA (like where I live), I simply had to talk to one of my children’s father to get my renewal filled out. Two day turn around !
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/new-cpl-record-number-of-armed-wa-citizens-continues-to-climb
That should say:
“I simply had to talk to one of my children’s FRIENDS father to get my renewal filled out. Two day turn around !
Need more coffee!