U.S. Murder Rate Plunges as Guns in Public Proliferate Mikael Thalen Posted on July 20, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with U.S. News Number of concealed handgun permits skyrocketed from about 4.5 million in 2007 to almost 13 million in 2014. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email