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    Guns for Everyone

    Armed Citizen Project hands out free shotguns in Houston neighborhood

    Julia Davila
    Jun 15, 2013 | 2:33 pm

    The northwest Houston community of Oak Forest is the first in the country to be a part of a controversial new grassroots initiative that aims to combat crime not by removing or restricting guns, but by encouraging them. The Armed Citizen Project — whose acronym, ACP, is also gun-owner shorthand for automatic Colt pistol — was founded by 29-year-old Kyle Coplen.

    A recent graduate from the University of Houston's public administration MA program, Coplen spent his final semester conducting a study with the question, “Will having more guns reduce crime rate?” Coplen thinks it will, and the Armed Citizen Project plans to offer training — and free shotguns — in communities in the Dallas, San Antonio and Tucson, Arizona areas in the next several weeks.

    “We’re not just tossing a bunch of shotguns into a community and walking away,” founder Kyle Coplen says.

    In the midst of the ongoing national debate on gun control, Coplen hopes to illustrate that putting more guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens can help reduce crime.

    The ACP website notes the case of Kennesaw, Georgia in the 1980s, when crime virtually disappeared (dropping by 89 percent) after the town's council passed an ordinance requiring the adult head of every household to own at least one gun with ammunition. Of course, other more recent incidents are on many Americans' minds: Sandy Hook, the Santa Monica College shootings, the movie theater ambush in Colorado.

    Coplen is giving away 12-gauge, pump-action shotguns — with Houston's Oak Forest targeted as the first community. To get a free shotgun, residents must pass a background check and prove they have lived in their present home for more than a year. Residents are not given the guns right after completing training. There is a wait.

    Coplen says the Armed Citizen Project is focused on protecting single women in high-crime neighborhoods around Houston. The nonprofit organization is funded through private donations.

    “This organization is dedicated to training homeowners so that they may feel safe in the comfort of their own homes,” Coplen says.

    Oak Forest has been dealing with a string of driveway robberies — many by armed crooks. Residents have found themselves confronted by armed robbers who followed them to their homes from nearby grocery stores and pharmacies.

    “We’re not just tossing a bunch of shotguns into a community and walking away," Coplen says. "What we’re doing is finding residents who are interested in protecting themselves.”

    "My nonprofit trained and armed 10 women for free. Somewhere in Houston a rapist will think twice," says founder Kyle Coplen.

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    "My nonprofit trained and armed 10 women for free. Somewhere in Houston a rapist will think twice," says founder Kyle Coplen.
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    Here is how Texans' income compares to the rest of the U.S. in 2025

    Amber Heckler
    Jun 3, 2025 | 6:27 pm
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    Hardworking Texans are making less money per year than the national median, a new WalletHub study has revealed.

    The just-released report, "States Where People Have the Highest Income," found Texas workers are making a median annual income of $73,718, compared to the national median of $81,000 per year.

    The study examined the average annual income of the top five percent, the average income of the bottom 20 percent, and the median income for all residents in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Income was adjusted for the cost of living.

    Texas ranked 11th in the study's rankings of states where residents have the highest incomes, moving up one spot from its 2024 ranking. Virginia claimed the No. 1 spot, followed by New Jersey (No. 2) and New York (No. 3).

    Based on WalletHub's findings, the top five percent of Texans are making more than $504,000 per year. Meanwhile, the bottom 20 percent of Texas residents are making only $17,461 annually.

    In a major city like Dallas, income disparities may appear to be even wider than other Texas cities. Earning a "comfortable" wage in Dallas now costs $4,000 more than it did last year, and being a middle-class earner means making a minimum of $46,743 a year and as much as $140,242. Making a six-figure salary doesn't even go as far as it used to.

    Yet Dallas still ranks among the top 10 wealthiest cities in America with 16 billionaires and 135 multi-millionaires calling the city home. Even Dallas' suburbs are attracting more high-income households than many other U.S. cities.

    "The highest-earning 10 percent of individuals in the United States earn over 12 times more than those in the lowest-earning 10 percent, based on the latest Census data," said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. "By measuring the income of various percentiles against a state's median income, we can better identify where income disparities are more prevalent, which could help us better understand why residents of certain states struggle more to make ends meet."

    The top 10 states with residents earning the highest income are:

    • No. 1 – Virginia
    • No. 2 – New Jersey
    • No. 3 – New York
    • No. 4 – Connecticut
    • No. 5 – Washington
    • No. 6 – Utah
    • No. 7 – Minnesota
    • No. 8 – Colorado
    • No. 9 – Illinois
    • No. 10 – Massachusetts
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