More than 3,000 concealed carry licenses issued for Wyandotte County

More than 3,000 concealed carry licenses were issued for Wyandotte County from Jan. 1, 2007, through June 30, 2014, according to statistics from the Kansas attorney general’s office.

In all, there were 3,234 applications for concealed carry from Wyandotte County from July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2014, the attorney general’s office stated. Of those, 3,091 were approved.

Statewide, 2014 was the second-highest year on record for concealed carry applications. The state received 14,205 applications in 2014 as compared to 25,316 in 2013, according to the attorney general’s office. Since the program began in 2006, the office has received more than 90,000 applications statewide.

Johnson County has a total of 13,723 concealed carry licenses issued, while Leavenworth County has 3,012.

Sedgwick County has a total of 17,426 concealed carry licenses issued over the seven-year period.