A surge in handgun license applications this year has caused the Indiana State Police to hire additional personnel to keep up with the amount of paperwork.

The state police have historically received around 5,200 applications per month, but since December 2012, the state police have received 91,940 applications for a license to carry a handgun. In January alone, more than 23,000 applications were submitted. While the number of requests have tapered off a little, state police received 6,500 new license requests in the month of June.

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