When Will Constitutional (Permitless)
Carry be Available to a Majority

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In 2023, Constitutional Carry, (permitless) had been restored to 26 states. Vermont always had Constitutional Carry. Those states make up 65% of the land area of the United States of America. According to John Lott, those 27 states contain 44% of the population of the United States. When will a majority of the people in the United States enjoy permitless carry, as well as a majority of the states?

It is highly likely Louisiana will join the Constitutional Carry club in early 2024. Louisiana increases the percentage of the land area from 65.3% to over two thirds with 66.7% of the land area. Louisiana increases the percent of the population to 45.4 percent. The estimate for the population in 2023 is about 340 million people. 4.6% of 340 million is 15.6 million people. There are several states which are candidates for Constitutional Carry which could be combined to place the population of people in states where a permit is not required to over 50% of the population of the USA.

One of the most likely of those states is Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania passed Constitutional Carry, with significant margins in its legislature, in 2021. Anti-Second Amendment Governor Tom Wolf vetoed Senate Bill 565. A Republican governor in Pennsylvania and a Republican legislature would very likely pass a Constitutional Carry bill. Pennsylvania has a population of about 12.96 million people in 2023. Pennsylvania would put the United States very close to a majority of the population living in permitless carry states. .....