Who Has a Florida Gun Permit? Top 12 Counties

As the nation debates whether Florida resident George Zimmerman should lose his permit to carry a gun, here's a look at the Top 12 Florida counties by number of licenses to carry concealed weapons. 

Hillsborough is No. 4, while PInellas is No. 7. Just click on the map and drag it to see the county-by-county look. Click on the icon to see the number of gun permits.  

And No. 1? That's no surprise: Miami-Dade. (See complete list of Top 12 below and pinned to map.)

There are a total of 1.1 million people in Florida licensed to carry concealed weapons by the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Is it too easy to get a concealed weapons permit in Florida? What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.

Here is the list of the Top 12 Florida counties by number of license holders for concealed weapons/firearms.

1.) Florida County: Miami-Dade
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 1 with 94,752

2.) Florida County: Broward
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 2 with 84,190

3.) Florida County: Palm Beach
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 3 with 68,804

4.) Florida County: Hillsborough 
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 4 with 55,161

5.) Florida County: Duval 
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 5 with 50,546

6.) Florida County: Orange 
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 6 with 50,259

7.) Florida County: Pinellas
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 7 with 43,499

8.) Florida County: Lee 
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 8 with 36,600

9.) Florida County: Brevard 
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 9 with 35,695

10.) Florida County: Volusia 
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 10 with 30,668

11.) Florida County: Polk 
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 11 with 27,115

12.) Florida County: Pasco 
Concealed Weapons Permits: No. 12 with 24,296