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Gun Sales Plunged in Every State So Far in 2022

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40. Washington
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -19.3%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 108,721 (13th most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 14.0 per 1,000 residents (22nd most)
> Total population: 7.7 million (13th largest)

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39. Texas
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -22.7%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 267,878 (3rd most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 9.1 per 1,000 residents (11th least)
> Total population: 29.5 million (2nd largest)

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38. Delaware
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -23.5%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 9,684 (4th least)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 9.7 per 1,000 residents (13th least)
> Total population: 1.0 million (6th smallest)

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37. New Mexico
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -23.9%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 26,845 (15th least)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 12.7 per 1,000 residents (25th least)
> Total population: 2.1 million (15th smallest)

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36. Arkansas
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -25.5%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 36,489 (21st least)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 12.1 per 1,000 residents (22nd least)
> Total population: 3.0 million (18th smallest)

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