States Where The Most People Bought Guns Last Month

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35. Kentucky
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 4.5
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 20,508 — 23rd fewest
> Most common type of firearm check: Handguns
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 5.0 — 18th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 22,719 — 24th fewest
> Change in background checks, Apr 2021- April 2022: -2,211 (-9.7% — 10th largest decrease)
> 2022 Population: 4,512,310 — 25th smallest

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34. Connecticut
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 4.7
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 17,070 — 20th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check: Handguns
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 6.4 — 25th most
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 23,104 — 25th fewest
> Change in background checks, Apr 2021- April 2022: -6,034 (-26.1% — 3rd largest decrease)
> 2022 Population: 3,626,205 — 22nd smallest

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33. Kansas
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 4.8
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 14,071 — 18th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check: Handguns
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 4.9 — 17th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 14,443 — 18th fewest
> Change in background checks, Apr 2021- April 2022: -372 (-2.6% — 10th smallest decrease)
> 2022 Population: 2,937,150 — 16th smallest

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32. Virginia
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 5.1
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 44,341 — 15th most
> Most common type of firearm check: Handguns
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 5.2 — 19th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 45,337 — 14th most
> Change in background checks, Apr 2021- April 2022: -996 (-2.2% — 7th smallest decrease)
> 2022 Population: 8,683,619 — 12th largest

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31. Florida
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 5.3
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 118,201 — 2nd most
> Most common type of firearm check: Handguns
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 5.3 — 22nd fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 118,483 — 2nd most
> Change in background checks, Apr 2021- April 2022: -282 (-0.2% — 2nd smallest decrease)
> 2022 Population: 22,244,823 — 3rd largest

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