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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Demand for concealed carry permits grows in North Carolina

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Concealed-carry permits on the rise

Mark Kelcourse displays his concealed-carry FNS-9C handgun Friday while waiting to

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Chris Alexander teaches students best practices for handling concealed handguns during a concealed carry handgun class in November. Alexander, a magistrate in Guilford County and a trainer who helps applicants meet their class requirements, said he is seeing larger class sizes to meet the demand.

Chris Alexander (center) has students fire at targets from three ranges during a Concealed Carry Handgun class on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.

Chris Alexander (third from left) teaches students best practices for handling concealed handguns during a Concealed Carry Handgun class. His girlfriend’s daughter, Darby Trantham assists him with the class on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.

Chris Alexander teaches students best practices for handling concealed handguns during a Concealed Carry Handgun class on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.

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By Joe Gamm

GREENSBORO — Look around North Carolina. If you’re with a group of 20 or more people, chances are one of them is carrying a handgun.

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Contact Joe Gamm at (336) 373-7090, and follow @joegammNR on Twitter.

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Watch a video from a concealed handgun carry class in the digital version of this story at greensboro.com.

Permit requirements

Applicants for a carry concealed handgun permit must:

Permits by county

A look at the number of concealed carry permits by county in Guilford and surrounding counties as of Nov. 16, according to the State Bureau of Investigation:

Alamance/6,292

Davidson/11,482

Forsyth/14,046

Guilford/16,824

Randolph/9,016

Rockingham/5,265

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Chris Alexander teaches students best practices for handling concealed handguns during a concealed carry handgun class in November. Alexander, a magistrate in Guilford County and a trainer who helps applicants meet their class requirements, said he is seeing larger class sizes to meet the demand.

Chris Alexander (center) has students fire at targets from three ranges during a Concealed Carry Handgun class on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.

Chris Alexander (third from left) teaches students best practices for handling concealed handguns during a Concealed Carry Handgun class. His girlfriend’s daughter, Darby Trantham assists him with the class on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.

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