This Is the State Where Gun Sales Are Surging

Special Report

September 20, 2021 10:00 am

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25. Washington
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 64.6 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 491,867 — 17th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 781,471 — 17th most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 607,170 — 13th most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 28.7% — 5th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 10.9 for every 100,000 people — 15th fewest

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24. South Carolina
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 65.2 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 335,589 — 22nd most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 530,930 — 22nd most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 328,221 — 25th most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 61.8% — 11th highest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 19.4 for every 100,000 people — 8th most

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23. Michigan
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 67.8 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 677,525 — 9th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 1,068,511 — 10th most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 492,171 — 18th most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 117.1% — the highest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 12.0 for every 100,000 people — 22nd fewest

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22. Oklahoma
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 70.0 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 277,119 — 25th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 470,286 — 25th most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 360,043 — 22nd most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 30.6% — 8th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 18.2 for every 100,000 people — 12th most

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21. Missouri
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 70.1 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 430,098 — 20th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 708,184 — 19th most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 497,858 — 17th most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 42.2% — 15th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 20.2 for every 100,000 people — 7th most

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