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Another record set for concealed carry applications in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says they’ve seen an enormous influx of initial gun license applications in recent months, and last month was no exception.

Last month, OSBI received 4,970 initial applications, a record month since the inception of gun licensing in Oklahoma in January 1996.

To put this record number into perspective, in January 2012 OSBI logged 1,861 initial applications.

There were 1,515 applications accepted in January, 2011.

The OSBI has hired more full-time and part-time workers for the Self Defense Unit to meet the demand.

The Bureau is also using employees in other divisions of OSBI to help.

Agents say they will continue to work diligently to process the applications as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Also adding to the workload is the 1,137 renewal applications received last month.

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