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16 States Where Gun Sales Are Still Skyrocketing
May 8, 2023 9:34 am
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16. Arkansas
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: +1.3% (+215 — 16th largest increase)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 16,191 — 21st fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 15,976 — 19th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 5.3 — 21st fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 5.2 — 20th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 3,045,637 — 18th smallest
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15. Massachusetts
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: +1.5% (+271 — 14th largest increase)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 18,755 — 6th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 18,484 — 20th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 2.7 — 6th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 2.6 — 6th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 6,981,974 — 16th largest
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14. Louisiana
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: +1.5% (+366 — 13th largest increase)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 24,616 — 23rd fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 24,250 — 24th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 5.4 — 23rd fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 5.3 — 21st fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 4,590,241 — 25th largest
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13. California
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: +1.6% (+1,611 — 9th largest increase)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 100,320 — 5th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 98,709 — 4th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 2.6 — 5th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 2.5 — 5th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 39,029,342 — the largest
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12. Nebraska
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: +4.0% (+260 — 15th largest increase)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 6,725 — 8th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 6,465 — 7th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 3.4 — 8th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 3.3 — 9th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Long guns
> 2022 population: 1,967,923 — 14th smallest
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