This Is the State Where Gun Sales Are Surging

Special Report

September 20, 2021 10:00 am

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10. Tennessee
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 96.5 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 659,169 — 10th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 984,760 — 11th most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 635,313 — 12th most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 55.0% — 19th highest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 18.6 for every 100,000 people — 10th most

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9. Wyoming
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 98.1 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 56,778 — 6th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 91,384 — 6th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 61,291 — 6th fewest
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 49.1% — 23rd lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 22.5 for every 100,000 people — 3rd most

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8. Montana
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 99.8 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 106,711 — 12th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 172,695 — 11th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 115,823 — 13th fewest
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 49.1% — 24th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 18.3 for every 100,000 people — 11th most

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7. Idaho
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 104.7 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 187,020 — 19th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 281,284 — 21st fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 209,275 — 21st fewest
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 34.4% — 11th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 13.5 for every 100,000 people — 21st most

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6. Minnesota
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 114.3 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 644,447 — 12th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 958,391 — 13th most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 682,356 — 10th most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 40.5% — 13th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 8.2 for every 100,000 people — 8th fewest

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