Special Report
States With the Most Firearms Registered with the Government
April 30, 2023 8:30 am
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45. California
> Registered weapons in state: 1,033 per 100,000 people (406,360 total)
> Registered machine guns: 74 per 100,000 people – 6th fewest (29,112 total)
> Registered silencers: 44 per 100,000 people – 7th fewest (17,271 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 39 per 100,000 people – 5th fewest (15,520 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 38 per 100,000 people – 17th fewest (14,757 total)
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44. Michigan
> Registered weapons in state: 1,101 per 100,000 people (109,835 total)
> Registered machine guns: 175 per 100,000 people – 19th fewest (17,464 total)
> Registered silencers: 495 per 100,000 people – 9th fewest (49,324 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 91 per 100,000 people – 9th fewest (9,120 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 17 per 100,000 people – 6th fewest (1,715 total)
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43. Illinois
> Registered weapons in state: 1,138 per 100,000 people (144,749 total)
> Registered machine guns: 240 per 100,000 people – 20th most (30,576 total)
> Registered silencers: 26 per 100,000 people – 2nd fewest (3,297 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 36 per 100,000 people – 3rd fewest (4,622 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 14 per 100,000 people – 3rd fewest (1,739 total)
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42. New Jersey
> Registered weapons in state: 1,151 per 100,000 people (102,228 total)
> Registered machine guns: 500 per 100,000 people – 5th most (44,422 total)
> Registered silencers: 44 per 100,000 people – 6th fewest (3,889 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 42 per 100,000 people – 6th fewest (3,775 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 28 per 100,000 people – 9th fewest (2,528 total)
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41. Vermont
> Registered weapons in state: 1,514 per 100,000 people (9,451 total)
> Registered machine guns: 235 per 100,000 people – 22nd most (1,465 total)
> Registered silencers: 565 per 100,000 people – 12th fewest (3,528 total)
> Registered short-barreled rifles: 145 per 100,000 people – 16th fewest (904 total)
> Registered short-barreled shotguns: 34 per 100,000 people – 12th fewest (210 total)
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