Email from MCRGO   MICHIGAN COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS "Promoting safe use and ownership of firearms through education, litigation, and legislation." MONDAY E'NEWS October 2025 CPL Report A month ago, we saw the largest monthly drop in statewide CPL numbers since MCRGO began recording them in 2010. We theorized that the decrease is a result of the COVID pandemic in 2020, which is causing this decline five years later. Interest in obtaining a concealed pistol license is volatile, with factors such as the economy, the state and national political situations, and high-profile news events causing significant increases and decreases in student certifications and license applications. The most significant of these in recent history was the result of the COVID pandemic of 2020. Once firearms safety instructors resumed CPL classes in June 2020 and county clerks' offices reopened in July 2020, new CPL applications skyrocketed, driven by the unprecedented uncertainty at that moment in our nation's history. Five years later, many of the people who obtained a concealed pistol license due to pandemic panic are letting their license lapse as it comes up for renewal. The pandemic-era surge lasted for 18 months. So we forecasted similar monthly drops over the next year and a half. That conjecture has proven to be correct with another large drop this month. Total statewide CPLs dropped by another 2,194 licensees to 846,172. To help combat this decline, MCRGO's Board of Directors voted at its Fall 2025 meeting to send reminder emails out to MCRGO CPL students certified during that period of time. The email reminds students who did not get their CPL that they have five years to do so following the class. Even more importantly, the email warns students who obtained a CPL about the penalties for carrying concealed with an expired license. It also advises them about the need to retake the class if they let their license lapse for over a year. This month's full report from the Michigan State Police can be found HERE. UPCOMING EVENTS MCRGO 2025 Annual Meeting Friday, December 5, 2025, from 11 AM to 2 PM EST Coral Gables Restaurant, 2838 Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823 MCRGO will provide a pizza and salad buffet along with non-alcoholic beverages. The annual meeting is open to current MCRGO members. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Outdoorama Thursday-Sunday, February 19-22, 2026, Hours Vary by Day Suburban Collection Showplace; 46100 Grand River Ave.; Novi, MI 48374 MCRGO's booth number is 5415. Ultimate Sports Show Thursday-Sunday, March 12-15, 2026, Hours Vary by Day DeVos Place; 303 Monroe Ave. NW; Grand Rapids, MI 49503 MCRGO's booth number is 2153. MCRGO | PO Box 2294 | Grand Rapids, MI 49501 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice