1.   Although felons were denied handgun permits, they could have broken the law merely by getting gun-safety training at a firing range.

2.   Bruce Edelman, a career salesman whose resume includes handgun permits and motivational audio tapes, is Internet manager at Queensboro Toyota in Jackson Heights, Queens.

3.   But in neighboring Pennsylvania, handgun permits are not required and firearms are not registered.

4.   In New Jersey, concealed handgun permits are virtually nonexistent, as that state only allows residents whose careers require them to carry weapons.

5.   Seale attributed the relatively large number of concealed handgun permits in that area to the large number of retired military personnel living there.

6.   The first batch of concealed handgun permits was posted by the Texas Department of Public Safety on Wednesday.

7.   The law allows Texans who qualify to receive a handgun permit after completing classroom and gun-range training.

8.   The study claimed that the arrest rate of Texans with handgun permits is more than twice the arrest rate of the general population.