Gun Sales Plunged in Every State So Far in 2022

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March 27, 2022 6:00 pm

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30. Idaho
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -27.2%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 35,993 (19th least)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 18.9 per 1,000 residents (8th most)
> Total population: 1.9 million (13th smallest)

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29. Colorado
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -27.6%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 83,591 (19th most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 14.4 per 1,000 residents (18th most)
> Total population: 5.8 million (21st largest)

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28. Pennsylvania
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -27.8%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 198,355 (7th most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 15.3 per 1,000 residents (15th most)
> Total population: 13.0 million (5th largest)

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27. North Dakota
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -27.8%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 10,622 (6th least)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 13.7 per 1,000 residents (23rd most)
> Total population: 774,948 (4th smallest)

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26. Virginia
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -28.2%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 90,239 (18th most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 10.4 per 1,000 residents (16th least)
> Total population: 8.6 million (12th largest)

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