““By 2015, a 25 percent greater proportion of blacks were answering that they thought owning a gun improves safety. There was an 11 percent increase among women—greater than the increase among men. Both blacks and women have seen the largest increase in concealed handgun permits. Blacks now make up 7 to 8 percent of permit holders. Women now hold over a quarter of concealed handgun permits. Between 2007 and 2015, the number of permits has grown by 156 percent among men and 270 percent among women.””
