States Where Gun Sales are Decreasing the Most

Special Report

March 19, 2023 8:14 am

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15. Wisconsin
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -4.8% (-2,554 — 7th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 50,901 — 10th most
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 53,455 — 10th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 8.6 — 6th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 9.1 — 5th most
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Handguns
> 2022 Population: 5,892,539 — 20th largest

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14. Georgia
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -4.9% (-2,486 — 8th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 48,372 — 13th most
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 50,858 — 13th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 4.4 — 12th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 4.7 — 13th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Handguns
> 2022 Population: 10,912,876 — 8th largest

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13. New York
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -5.2% (-1,591 — 12th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 28,790 — 22nd most
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 30,381 — 22nd most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 1.5 — 3rd fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 1.5 — 3rd fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Long guns
> 2022 Population: 19,677,151 — 4th largest

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12. Minnesota
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -5.9% (-2,193 — 9th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 34,776 — 20th most
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 36,969 — 18th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 6.1 — 22nd most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 6.5 — 20th most
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Handguns
> 2022 Population: 5,717,184 — 22nd largest

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11. North Carolina
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -6.6% (-3,461 — 6th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 48,956 — 12th most
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 52,417 — 12th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 4.6 — 13th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 4.9 — 17th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Long guns
> 2022 Population: 10,698,973 — 9th largest

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