Florida: Licensed to carry a weapon

The citizens who helped take down the criminal suspects earlier this year are among a record number of Brevard County residents who hold permits to carry concealed weapons. A FLORIDA TODAY study of recent state statistics shows about one in 18 adults in Brevard 21 years and older has such a permit. That's more than 23,000 people, making it more likely that the witness to a crime in progress may possess the means -- a weapon -- to try to stop it.

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