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GUNLAND USA

A State-by-State Ranking of Gun Shows, Gun Retailers, Machine Guns, and Gun Manufacturers

Introduction

This report offers a snapshot of the firearms industry at the state level using the most recent data available. States are ranked according to five categories: number of gun shows, number of gun
retailers, number of machine gun dealers, number of registered machine guns, and number of gun manufacturers.

The report consists of five sections:

Section One: Gun Shows. This chart lists the 10 states with the highest number of gun shows. Gun shows are a key outlet for criminals to obtain firearms. Unlicensed dealers (anyone not
"engaged in the business" of selling guns) may sell without the purchaser undergoing a background check.

Section Two: Licensed Firearm Retailers. This chart lists gun dealers, pawnbrokers licensed to sell firearms, the total number of gun retailers in the state, and the number of gun retailers per
100,000 population. States are ranked according to the total number of gun retailers.

Section Three: Machine Guns. This section consists of two charts. The first ranks states according to the number of machine gun dealers in each state. The second ranks states according to
the number of registered machine guns in each state. Machine guns are regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) which requires a background check and $200 transfer tax in
order to purchase a machine gun. Production and sale of new machine guns for civilian use was banned in 1986.

Section Four: Firearm Manufacturers and Production. This chart lists the number of gun manufacturers in each state, with production broken out by firearm type (pistol, revolver, rifle, or
shotgun). States are ranked by number of manufacturers.

Section Five: Summary of State Rankings. This chart lists states alphabetically with their rankings in each of the five categories.

The data reveal that Texas ranks number one in all five categories. In addition to Texas, four states rank in the top 10 in each of the five categories—California, Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Three
states—Arizona, Georgia, and Illinois—appear in the top 10 in three categories, and six states appear in the top 10 in two categories (Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, and
Virginia).
 
I agree! This is a great ranking system. Thanks VPC!

Was surprised to see Ohio so high on the list.

I do take issue with a few items, however. California has no "machine gun dealers" as far as I know. Class III weapons are a no-no in the PRK. Are they counting LEO distributors? Its also sad that a state that ranks #2 in retailers can't get a pro-gun legislature and governor elected. Pretty sad. Where are all of these gun-owning Californians?
 
We're number two! We're number two! We're number two! We're number two! We're number two! Go Florida!

California, New York and Connecticut probably made the list by number of manufacturers.
 
Now yall know why we call it "The Great State of Texas"

Now if we could just find some way of putting in state wide Air Conditioning :)
 
How convienient that Texas comes out on top all around. I wonder if this little report has anything to do with Gov. Bush of Texas being a presidential candidate . . . I wonder . . . .

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"Anyone feel like saluting the flag which the strutting ATF and FBI gleefully raised over the smoldering crematorium of Waco, back in April of ‘93?" -Vin Suprynowicz
 
How convienient that Texas comes out on top all around. I wonder if this little report has anything to do with Gov. Bush of Texas being a presidential candidate . . . I wonder

Why do you have to wonder? It looks, walks and quacks like a duck.

Dick
Want to send a message to Bush? Sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/monk/petition.html and forward the link to every gun owner you know.
 
Shouldn't something like this be done "per capita"? Texas, Pennsylvania, etc are fairly large and well populated states - they have a few large cities too. Naturally they have more gunshows and stores than, say, Vermont.

Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine have more FFL's per capita than Texas. :p

New Germany has the least, that's no surprise.




[This message has been edited by TearsOfRage (edited August 11, 2000).]
 
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