Special Report
States With the Most Firearms Registered with the Government
April 30, 2023 8:30 am
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50. Rhode Island
> Registered weapons in state: 462 per 100,000 people (4,887 total)
> Registered machine guns: 60 per 100,000 people – 3rd fewest (630 total)
> Registered silencers: 9 per 100,000 people – the fewest (96 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 32 per 100,000 people – 2nd fewest (338 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 11 per 100,000 people – 2nd fewest (114 total)
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49. New York
> Registered weapons in state: 472 per 100,000 people (92,191 total)
> Registered machine guns: 69 per 100,000 people – 5th fewest (13,554 total)
> Registered silencers: 38 per 100,000 people – 4th fewest (7,406 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 39 per 100,000 people – 4th fewest (7,622 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 39 per 100,000 people – 20th fewest (7,613 total)
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48. Delaware
> Registered weapons in state: 630 per 100,000 people (6,092 total)
> Registered machine guns: 55 per 100,000 people – 2nd fewest (537 total)
> Registered silencers: 42 per 100,000 people – 5th fewest (411 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 58 per 100,000 people – 7th fewest (565 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 67 per 100,000 people – 10th most (651 total)
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47. Hawaii
> Registered weapons in state: 653 per 100,000 people (9,280 total)
> Registered machine guns: 31 per 100,000 people – the fewest (441 total)
> Registered silencers: 28 per 100,000 people – 3rd fewest (403 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 7 per 100,000 people – the fewest (93 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 5 per 100,000 people – the fewest (75 total)
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46. Massachusetts
> Registered weapons in state: 657 per 100,000 people (45,138 total)
> Registered machine guns: 103 per 100,000 people – 7th fewest (7,070 total)
> Registered silencers: 151 per 100,000 people – 8th fewest (10,409 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 88 per 100,000 people – 8th fewest (6,079 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 15 per 100,000 people – 5th fewest (1,040 total)
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