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Gwinnett County residents are seeking permits to carry firearms at a higher pace than ever before.

The county’s Probate Court has received more than 4,500 weapons carry applications through April 10 — a pace that could mean more than 16,000 applications submitted by the end of the year.

The record for applications in a year is 8,300, set last year.

Probate Judge Christopher Ballar has asked county commissioners to add $39,000 to his budget so he can hire four temporary part-time employees to help process the paperwork over the next six months. Commissioners were scheduled to vote on the request Tuesday night.