More fun in Maryland, I recieved a copy of the Licensing Division's Policy/Procedures manual (all ~280 pages of it) along with a very interesting printout that lists a breakdown of permit holders by race, sex and occupation. That report is 5.5 megs when made into a PDF file and I dont know how long I will be able to have it hosted (my ISP has a 5 meg limit, I think). Could someone give me a hand with the hosting aspect?
My website: www.chesapeake.net/~mcfadden/ccw
Some interesting factoids:
In Maryland, the following are the numbers of persons with CCW permits for the listed occupation/reason:
5 white female "housewives"
5 white male "Union Reps"
1 black male bodyguard
4 white male and 1 black male "engineers"
339 white males, 49 white females, 86 black males, 15 black females, 1 Asian male, and 2 unknown males with Personal Protection/Death Threat listed as their occupation/reason for permit
6 white males and 2 black males have "Legislature" listed as their occupation/reason for permit
1 white male has "Senator" listed for his occupation/reason for having a permit. (Mr. Sarbanes, or a state senator, I wonder who that is)
1 white female has "chemist" as her occupation.
35 white males and 13 black males have "Funeral director" as their occupation (anyone remember the LawDog story about Big Momma?
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61 white males have "Plumber" CCW permits.
10 white male gun collectors have CCW permits
23 white males and one black male have permits due to being a "Gunsmith"
173 white males, 7 white females, 2 black males, and one Asian male have permits due to being "Firearms Dealers"
27 white males and 30 black males have their occupation listed as "Minister"
The real interesting stuff:
Correctional Officer: 608 WM, 43 WF, 1235 BM, 122 BF, and 14 AM have permits (total: 2024)
Judge: 103 WM, 4 WF, 24 BM (total: 131)
Retired Police: 5988 WM, 140 WF, 1009 BM, 39 BF, 11 AM, 1 "I" (I presume "Indian", as in Native American) male and 3 unknown males (total: 7191)
Security Guards: 2437 WM, 240 WF, 3855 BM, 1097 BF, 41 AM, 3 AF, 5 IM, 2 IF, 18 Unknown males, 4 Unknown females (total: 7702)
Special Police: 697 WM, 55 WF, 501 BM, 73 BF, 2 AM, 3 IF, 1 UM, 1 UF (total: 1344)
Policeman: 1016 WM, 37 WF, 440 BM, 40 BF, 14 AM, 1 IF, 11 UM (total: 1559)
Court/Commissioner (one category): 48 WM, 7 WF, 12 BM, 3 BF (total: 70)
Bailiff: 33 WM, 15 BM, 2 BF (total: 50)
and a bunch of other minor groups (retired judges, retired COs, etc)
This gives a total of ~20150 people related to the government or paid to carry arms and thus having a CCW permit related to their occupation.
There are only 34883 active permits in the state, so thats 60% of all permit holders.
Now, how in the world do 5 white, female housewives find themselves in possession of valid handgun permits? I dont think that their permits are directly related to their "occupation", but then why arent they under "Personal Protection/Death Threats"? Same thing with the one female, white chemist with a CCW permit. How the heck did she get one?
Now does anyone think there are only white plumbers in MD? I bet a few "minority" plumbers would love a CCW permit, but are they not applying for them, or not being issued the permits?
Lots of questions, very few answers, I'll find some more info to post in a day or so.
Kharn
My website: www.chesapeake.net/~mcfadden/ccw
Some interesting factoids:
In Maryland, the following are the numbers of persons with CCW permits for the listed occupation/reason:
5 white female "housewives"
5 white male "Union Reps"
1 black male bodyguard
4 white male and 1 black male "engineers"
339 white males, 49 white females, 86 black males, 15 black females, 1 Asian male, and 2 unknown males with Personal Protection/Death Threat listed as their occupation/reason for permit
6 white males and 2 black males have "Legislature" listed as their occupation/reason for permit
1 white male has "Senator" listed for his occupation/reason for having a permit. (Mr. Sarbanes, or a state senator, I wonder who that is)
1 white female has "chemist" as her occupation.
35 white males and 13 black males have "Funeral director" as their occupation (anyone remember the LawDog story about Big Momma?
)61 white males have "Plumber" CCW permits.
10 white male gun collectors have CCW permits
23 white males and one black male have permits due to being a "Gunsmith"
173 white males, 7 white females, 2 black males, and one Asian male have permits due to being "Firearms Dealers"
27 white males and 30 black males have their occupation listed as "Minister"
The real interesting stuff:
Correctional Officer: 608 WM, 43 WF, 1235 BM, 122 BF, and 14 AM have permits (total: 2024)
Judge: 103 WM, 4 WF, 24 BM (total: 131)
Retired Police: 5988 WM, 140 WF, 1009 BM, 39 BF, 11 AM, 1 "I" (I presume "Indian", as in Native American) male and 3 unknown males (total: 7191)
Security Guards: 2437 WM, 240 WF, 3855 BM, 1097 BF, 41 AM, 3 AF, 5 IM, 2 IF, 18 Unknown males, 4 Unknown females (total: 7702)
Special Police: 697 WM, 55 WF, 501 BM, 73 BF, 2 AM, 3 IF, 1 UM, 1 UF (total: 1344)
Policeman: 1016 WM, 37 WF, 440 BM, 40 BF, 14 AM, 1 IF, 11 UM (total: 1559)
Court/Commissioner (one category): 48 WM, 7 WF, 12 BM, 3 BF (total: 70)
Bailiff: 33 WM, 15 BM, 2 BF (total: 50)
and a bunch of other minor groups (retired judges, retired COs, etc)
This gives a total of ~20150 people related to the government or paid to carry arms and thus having a CCW permit related to their occupation.
There are only 34883 active permits in the state, so thats 60% of all permit holders.
Now, how in the world do 5 white, female housewives find themselves in possession of valid handgun permits? I dont think that their permits are directly related to their "occupation", but then why arent they under "Personal Protection/Death Threats"? Same thing with the one female, white chemist with a CCW permit. How the heck did she get one?
Now does anyone think there are only white plumbers in MD? I bet a few "minority" plumbers would love a CCW permit, but are they not applying for them, or not being issued the permits?
Lots of questions, very few answers, I'll find some more info to post in a day or so.
Kharn
