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Gun Sales Plunged in Every State So Far in 2022

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5. Georgia
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -38.4%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 102,272 (17th most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 9.5 per 1,000 residents (12th least)
> Total population: 10.8 million (8th largest)

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4. New Jersey
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -46.9%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 25,758 (14th least)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 2.8 per 1,000 residents (2nd least)
> Total population: 9.3 million (11th largest)

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3. Rhode Island
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -50.2%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 4,572 (2nd least)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 4.2 per 1,000 residents (4th least)
> Total population: 1.1 million (7th smallest)

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2. Indiana
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -52.4%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 218,109 (5th most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 32.0 per 1,000 residents (4th most)
> Total population: 6.8 million (17th largest)

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1. Illinois
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -58.9%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 782,222 (the most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 61.7 per 1,000 residents (2nd most)
> Total population: 12.7 million (6th largest)

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