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Over 2,200 are licensed to carry concealed guns in Hawaii

Over 2,200 are licensed to carry concealed guns in Hawaii

In the first-ever look at the number of people licensed to carry a concealed handgun in Hawaii, the state Department of the Attorney General announced Wednesday that 2,207 people can pack in public, about 0.2% of the state’s resident population age 20 or older.

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