States with the most Guns !!!

[Rover51]

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This article was published last year in the Daily Beast. Even though its almost a year old it is interesring to see how the different states rank....

(spoiler alert: Of the NE states NH has the most!!


States With the Most Guns in 2012

Mar 21, 2012 7:46 PM EDT
The Daily Beast runs the numbers to find out where guns are most prevalent.



The Daily Beast wondered how the gun-ownership rates have changed since our 2010 report, in which we crunched the numbers to find out which states (including Washington, D.C.) are the most armed.


For our updated ranking, we considered state data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the last 18 months. We divided the number of background checks by each state’s population to come up with our final ranking.

A point of caution: states are not consistent in reporting NICS data. Some use the system for background checks on purchases on the secondary market and others do not. Also, Kentucky implemented monthly NICS checks on concealed weapons, which inflates its numbers.

America's Most-Armed States 2012



1. Kentucky
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents (Sept. 2010 – Feb. 2012): 78,703
Previous rank: 1[SUP]st[/SUP]


2. Utah
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 46,898
Previous rank: 2[SUP]nd[/SUP]


3. Montana
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 16,888
Previous rank: 3[SUP]rd[/SUP]


4. West Virginia
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 15,718
Previous rank: 6[SUP]th[/SUP]


5. Alaska
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 14,616
Previous rank: 5[SUP]th[/SUP]


6. Wyoming
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 13,986
Previous rank: 4[SUP]th[/SUP]


7. North Dakota
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 13,952
Previous rank: 8[SUP]th[/SUP]


8. South Dakota
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 13,624
Previous rank: 7[SUP]th[/SUP]


9. Oklahoma
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 11,279
Previous rank: 12[SUP]th[/SUP]


10. Arkansas
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 11,150
Previous rank: 9[SUP]th[/SUP]


11. Alabama
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 11,070
Previous rank: 10[SUP]th[/SUP]


12. Tennessee
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 10,889
Previous rank: 11[SUP]th[/SUP]

13. New Hampshire
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 10,557
Previous rank: 16[SUP]th[/SUP]


14. Idaho
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 10,261
Previous rank: 13[SUP]th[/SUP]


15. Missouri
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 10,228
Previous rank: 15[SUP]th[/SUP]


16. Colorado
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 10,208
Previous rank: 14[SUP]th[/SUP]


17. Mississippi
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 10,035
Previous rank: 17[SUP]th[/SUP]


18. Illinois
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 9,831
Previous rank: 18[SUP]th[/SUP]


19. Minnesota
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 9,730
Previous rank: 22[SUP]nd[/SUP]


20. Louisiana
Population: 4,533,372
Previous rank: 21[SUP]st[/SUP]


21. Kansas
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 9,176
Previous rank: 23[SUP]rd[/SUP]


22. Washington
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 8,785
Previous rank: 24[SUP]th[/SUP]


23. Pennsylvania
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 8,781
Previous rank: 25[SUP]th[/SUP]


24. Indiana
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 8,691
Previous rank: 27[SUP]th[/SUP]


25. Wisconsin
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 8,676
Previous rank: 38[SUP]th[/SUP]


26. Maine
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 8,629Previous rank: 29[SUP]th[/SUP]


27. New Mexico
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 8,589
Previous rank: 20[SUP]th[/SUP]


28. Iowa
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 8,524
Previous rank: 31[SUP]st[/SUP]


29. Oregon
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 8,287
Previous rank: 26[SUP]th[/SUP]


30. Connecticut
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 7,906
Previous rank: 19[SUP]th[/SUP]


31. South Carolina
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 7,765
Previous rank: 28[SUP]th[/SUP]


32. Texas
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 7,060
Previous rank: 33[SUP]rd[/SUP]


33. Vermont
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 6,728
Previous rank: 35[SUP]th[/SUP]

34. Nevada
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 6,583
Previous rank: 32[SUP]nd[/SUP]


35. Virginia
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 6,387
Previous rank: 30[SUP]th[/SUP]


36. Ohio
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 6,274
Previous rank: 39[SUP]th[/SUP]


37. North Carolina
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 6,178
Previous rank: 34[SUP]th[/SUP]


38. Georgia
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 5,934
Previous rank: 36[SUP]th[/SUP]


39. Arizona
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 5,934
Previous rank: 41[SUP]st[/SUP]


40. Nebraska
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 5,758
Previous rank: 40[SUP]th[/SUP]


41. Michigan
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 5,596
Previous rank: 37[SUP]th[/SUP]


42. Florida
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 5,212
Previous rank: 42[SUP]nd[/SUP]


43. Delaware
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 3,876
Previous rank: 43[SUP]rd[/SUP]


44. California
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 3,611
Previous rank: 44[SUP]th[/SUP]


45. Massachusetts
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 3,500
Previous rank: 46[SUP]th[/SUP]


46. Maryland
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 2,738
Previous rank: 45[SUP]th[/SUP]


47. Rhode Island
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 2,496
Previous rank: 47[SUP]th[/SUP]


48. New York
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 2,172
Previous rank: 48[SUP]th[/SUP]


49. Hawaii
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 1,359
Previous rank: 49[SUP]th[/SUP]


50. New Jersey
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 1,030
Previous rank: 50[SUP]th[/SUP]


51. District of Columbia
NICS background checks per 100,000 residents: 81
Previous rank: 51[SUP]st

[/SUP]NH.. we are the best, highest in New England!!
Lets push and try to be number one the Nation!

 

[BerkshireHunter]

Interesting, doesn't actually show total guns though. Ah, to be a free state without registration so Governor Cuomo can't steal your guns.

 

[Baystatesuks]

Like most statistics, these are flawed. You can purchase multiple guns on a single NICS check. So the number of checks is not equal to the number of guns.

 

[Rover51]

Like most statistics, these are flawed. You can purchase multiple guns on a single NICS check. So the number of checks is not equal to the number of guns.

That is very true.... and the data doesn't take into count the hundred and thousands of guns already owned and in the hands of the people of the states. However unless each and every citizen who owns a gun "decides" to report that information into national data base, we don't have a lot of places to derive that data from.
On wait..... isn't that what Obama wants to set up????

Never mind................

 

[Zappa]

I find it hard to believe that AZ, GA and FL are so low on the list.
But then again, NICS checks are only performed by FFL's.
I suspect many gun owners in those states freely purchased their guns from private individuals.

 

[mikem317]

Dang. Only 13th.

We can do better.

Yes we can.

 

[strangenh]

Doesn't KY run NICS checks on all carry permit holders monthly or something? Because their carry permit qualifies to present in lieu of a spot background check.

 

[PatMcD]

Those numbers are only NICS checks. I'd be curious to see total number of firearms, but then again, I don't want anybody to have that capability.

 

[Coastie_Compton]

Ya I don't know how this works, I am from Alaska and as far as I remember you didn't need a permit or license you could just carry.

 

[M60]

So what's all of the fuss about in Ma. ? It doesn't look as though we have so many guns here.

 

[LittleCalm]

Look at the good in this people. According to FBI website:

-- Top 6 states with highest murders:
-- CA (44th in terms of gun ownership per above)
-- TX (32nd)
-- NY (48th)
-- PA (23rd)
-- MI (41st)
-- GA (38th)
-- Top 6 states with highest firearm murders:
-- CA (44th)
-- TX (32nd)
-- PA (23rd)
-- NY (48th)
-- LA (20th)
-- IL (18th)

What does this raw data mean? It means that there is no correlation between the number of firearms in circulation within a state and the violent crime rate. Looking at the bigger picture, violent crime generally has decreased significantly year over year since 2007, while the number of guns in circulation has significantly increased over the same period. Again, at worst, there is no correlation (although you possibly could say more guns = less violent crime). See the Kates/Mauser paper.

 

[strangenh]

Usually whatever agency (s) that administers the CC permit system runs those checks themselves. They are LE and or state agencies with access to the same databases that NICS uses. NICS is just a "gateway" that exists to provide FFLs a means to know if info in those databases DQs the person in front of them or not. A cop sitting in his car can access the same data anytime he wants as can any CC permit issuing authority. Usually they just set up something automated to run CC holders through said databases and throw a flag if there has become a DQ'ing issue.

Pretty sure they are required to check them against NICS if the purpose is to have the CCL serve as a check substitute. KY does do that monthly, at least according to several articles:

If the monthly checks that Kentucky conducts on carry permit holders are excluded from the tally, NICS checks rose approximately 18 percent to approximately 14 million in 2011.

The adjusted NICS data were derived by subtracting out NICS purpose code permit checks used by several states such as Kentucky, Iowa and Michigan for CCW permit application checks as well as checks on active CCW permit databases.