An Armed, Tense, Fearful and Increasingly Ignorant America Finds Obama "Elitist"
Va. Grants 60% More Permits For Guns Concealed-Carry Surge Tied to Va. Tech Killings
By Tom Jackman Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 12, 2008; B01
The number of Virginians who obtained a permit to carry a concealed weapon jumped 60 percent last year over 2006, an increase that many gun experts say was a reaction to the fatal shootings of 32 students and professors at Virginia Tech.
In Northern Virginia, the numbers were much the same. In Fairfax County, there were 2,471 concealed-carry permits issued in 2007, a 64 percent increase. In Prince William County, the number rose to 1,636, a nearly 59 percent gain. In Loudoun, the number of permits issued was 962, a 52 percent increase.
Consumer confidence down, Americans fearful of job and income loss
Report comes as S&P says home prices fall by record 11.4 percent in January
Associated Press March 25, 2008 NEW YORK — Consumer confidence sank to a five-year low in March as tight credit markets, rising prices and…