Houston is Packing (CHL) Heat

[i8godzilla]

13 of the top 15 Zip Codes with TX CHLs are in the Houston metro.

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/lo ... state-data" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[kahrfreak]

You have to watch the video for the zip codes. Here they are:

77379
77429
77573
77584
77095
77581
77546
77450
77494
77479
77373
77388
77511

[seamusTX]

This is simple math. One in 55 is about the statewide average.

The Houston metropolitan area is the fourth largest in the U.S. and largest in Texas. It is largely conservative and affluent. Of course there are going to be more people with CHLs in the Houston area than anywhere else.

The part that is a bit of a challenge is that Houston and its suburbs are distributed across Harris, Fort Bend, Liberty, Montgomery, and (ahem) Galveston counties, so no one can point to a single city or county as a focus.

League City in Galveston County had the highest per-capita number of CHLs a few years ago for exactly the demographic reasons that I cited above.

- Jim

[cubbyjg]

Im in one of those zip codes.

[WEC]

My zip code is not because I live inside the loop. It's interesting that the vast majority of those listed are suburbs - which makes sense. I would imagine that being inside the loop, the inner city and other not-so-lovely areas are not what one would consider havens for legal concealed carry. I'm happy my parents live in one of those zips, though.

[seamusTX]

The overall cost of a CHL including the pistol itself, the course, the application fee, and a few boxes of ammo is at least $700. Then you get to the holster and belt. That is going to correlate with income.

- Jim

[WEC]

The overall cost of a CHL including the pistol itself, the course, the application fee, and a few boxes of ammo is at least $700. Then you get to the holster and belt. That is going to correlate with income.

- Jim

Let us also not discount the fact that several of these "selected" individuals in more urban settings will no doubt fail the background check.

[edmart001]

Looks like Katy is pretty well "covered". As is my house...

[seamusTX]

Let us also not discount the fact that several of these "selected" individuals in more urban settings will no doubt fail the background check.

And many don't care. They understand that concealed means concealed better than some.

- Jim

[terryg]

77511

That's Alvin!! Woot!!

I guess I just don't have the knack for spotting 'em. I have looked for months now in Wal-mart and Kroger to see if I can spot a 'definitely packing'. I got a lot of possibles, but none I was sure of.

[WildBill]

Im in one of those zip codes.

I'm doing my part.

[dicion]

You have to watch the video for the zip codes. Here they are:

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77584
77095
77581
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I contribute to the numbers in mine highlighted above!

[alvins]

well 77546 is friendswood. the majority of friendswood is uppermiddle class and higher. unless you live on the wrong side of clear creek then thats not true.

[fickman]

This is simple math. One in 55 is about the statewide average.

The Houston metropolitan area is the fourth largest in the U.S. and largest in Texas. It is largely conservative and affluent. Of course there are going to be more people with CHLs in the Houston area than anywhere else.

The part that is a bit of a challenge is that Houston and its suburbs are distributed across Harris, Fort Bend, Liberty, Montgomery, and (ahem) Galveston counties, so no one can point to a single city or county as a focus.

League City in Galveston County had the highest per-capita number of CHLs a few years ago for exactly the demographic reasons that I cited above.

- Jim

I posted this in response to the seminars thread, but thought you might find it interesting in light of this current discussion:

Houston (2.26 million) has a larger population than Dallas (1.3 million), but the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area (6.448 million) is larger than the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area (5.867 million).

As a city, Houston is ranked 4th in the nation while Dallas is ranked 9th (Fort Worth is 17, Arlington is 49, Plano is 69, Garland is 92, Irving is 101, Grand Prairie is 144. . . then you get to the next Houston-area town - Pasadena at 162. . .before Mesquite rings in at 184 and Carrollton at 188, McKinney at 190, Denton at 202, etc.).

As a metro area, DFW is ranked 4th in the nation while Houston is ranked 6th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_U ... ical_Areas" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Un ... population" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

As far as forum members. . . I dunno.

This just makes me want to move. Can I get broadband in Jacksboro?

[seamusTX]

MSAs lag actual population trends and are somewhat political. The Chicago MSA currently includes Joliet, which is 50 miles away.

I grew up in Chicago, and there is no way Joliet is "in" or "around" Chicago. Joliet, while not a bad town overall, is where Chicago sends its undesirables. It's like saying that Huntsville is "in" or "around" Houston.

- Jim