2aHawaii
General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: zippz on August 17, 2026, 11:49:28 AM
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The Crime Prevention Research Center, headed by John Lott, did a poll on 1000 voters on how many carried a gun for self-defense. 15.7% carried all the time and 15.2% carried sometimes. This was a surprising stat for me as it says 1/3rd of voters CCW which is very high. The poll seems legit as it has about an equal number are democrat/republican voters polled. This shows how much of a voice gun carrying voters have in elections.
Hawaii's 500,000 voters are not going to follow that number due to we have 1/3rd firearms ownership compared to the national average, mail in voring, and restrictive firearms and CCW permitting. So instead of 150,000 voters CCWing, Id say 40,000 if we had constitutional carry and no sensitive places laws. I don't know what rate the rest of the population would be at due to lower incomes and drug/criminal records, but I'd say the total demand would be 50,000 to 100,000.
https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/08/16/you-cant-tell-us-this-doesnt-have-positive-impact-on-violent-crime-rate-n1233517