Special Report
States Where Gun Sales are Decreasing the Most
March 19, 2023 8:14 am
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10. Alaska
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -6.7% (-380 — 7th smallest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 5,299 — 6th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 5,679 — 7th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 7.2 — 13th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 7.7 — 10th most
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Handguns
> 2022 Population: 733,583 — 3rd smallest
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9. Mississippi
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -8.9% (-2,104 — 10th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 21,451 — 24th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 23,555 — 25th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 7.3 — 12th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 8.0 — 9th most
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Handguns
> 2022 Population: 2,940,057 — 17th smallest
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8. Connecticut
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -9.4% (-1,888 — 11th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 18,156 — 20th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 20,044 — 23rd fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 5.0 — 17th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 5.5 — 22nd fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Handguns
> 2022 Population: 3,626,205 — 22nd smallest
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7. Tennessee
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -11.0% (-8,376 — 2nd largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 67,628 — 6th most
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 76,004 — 5th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 9.6 — 4th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 10.8 — 2nd most
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Handguns
> 2022 Population: 7,051,339 — 15th largest
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6. Wyoming
> Change in background checks, Feb 2022- Feb 2023: -12.5% (-677 — 10th smallest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2023: 4,723 — 5th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Feb 2022: 5,400 — 6th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2023: 8.1 — 8th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Feb 2022: 9.3 — 4th most
> Most common type of firearm check, Feb 2023: Handguns
> 2022 Population: 581,381 — the smallest
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