Weld County: A well-armed society is a polite society
Certainly a less violent one! In Weld County concealed weapons permits (CCWs) are up and crime rates are down…again. Coincidence? Maybe but Weld County residents are exercising their second amendment rights in record numbers and we are a safer society.
According to our illustrious Sheriff John Cooke (also my husband), the Weld County Sheriff’s Office issued 291 CCWs in 2007. The number jumped to 834 in 2008.
This trend is not unique to Weld County. With only 40 of 64 Colorado counties reporting, Colorado has seen a nearly 60 percent increase in CCWs applications for 2008. For 2007 there were 9880 applications. For 2008 the number is 15,679 (and that’s with 24 counties still not reporting).
Gun sales also are up in Colorado. According to the Rocky Mountain News, “background checks to clear buyers exceeded 200,000 for the first time in history. More than a quarter occurred after the Nov. 4 election.” Ironic that the election of the anti-Second Amendment President Barack Obama has had the opposite effect of what gun control advocates desire! It’s not just President Obama, according to Second Amendment expert David Kopel, Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Attorney General Eric Holder are no friends of the Second Amendment.
Whatever the reason, a big thank you to all residents who exercise their Second Amendment right. You keep the rest of us safe.
Also, thank you to my husband Weld County Sheriff John Cooke for encouraging citizens to take full advantage of their right to bear arms. Our society is a better place for it and the numbers prove it.
For information on how to get a concealed weapons permit check with your County Sheriff. In Weld County you can print the application from the website. For the best tactical training class (requirement for CCW permit) visit Colorado Shooting Sports.