State Totals 1998-2011

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NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2010
January 1, 2010 - August 31, 2010
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	24,397	30,456	26,403	20,791	18,752	18,801	20,513	23,813					183,926
Alaska	3,821	4,649	5,577	6,411	5,385	5,126	5,129	5,735					41,833
Arizona	15,687	19,737	18,142	16,578	15,048	13,846	14,910	16,826					130,774
Arkansas	13,506	18,988	16,781	14,563	11,251	12,677	12,316	13,877					113,959
California	63,048	64,271	74,011	80,750	69,344	61,889	62,682	65,506					541,501
Colorado	24,265	25,008	26,781	23,609	21,575	21,273	21,849	25,298					189,658
Connecticut	15,346	14,929	19,380	15,922	13,890	14,432	12,848	14,183					120,930
Delaware	1,638	1,387	1,878	1,439	1,227	1,222	1,272	1,418					11,481
District of Columbia	21	29	52	35	26	21	37	23					244
Florida	46,404	50,797	51,836	42,794	39,988	39,190	40,949	42,301					354,259
Georgia	29,217	35,867	32,199	24,065	21,440	21,083	21,897	23,723					209,491
Guam	53	52	60	35	46	29	43	50					368
Hawaii	826	829	1,055	963	787	895	783	874					7,012
Idaho	7,252	8,724	9,051	7,814	7,017	6,472	5,973	6,798					59,101
Illinois	58,343	55,994	65,629	53,929	45,009	52,369	50,122	59,738					441,133
Indiana	27,193	30,162	32,174	25,232	24,879	25,869	24,070	29,281					218,860
Iowa	10,429	10,673	13,878	9,720	7,568	7,847	6,921	7,723					74,759
Kansas	11,571	13,308	12,889	9,529	8,360	8,099	8,428	10,317					82,501
Kentucky	201,899	211,077	211,068	211,261	213,810	216,147	219,640	181,135					1,666,037
Louisiana	16,562	19,631	18,069	13,373	12,402	13,340	15,351	19,062					127,790
Maine	3,949	4,916	5,941	5,073	4,219	4,308	4,143	5,119					37,668
Mariana Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0
Maryland	7,055	6,974	8,437	6,992	6,097	5,753	6,047	6,823					54,178
Massachusetts	8,882	8,302	10,018	8,748	7,926	7,959	7,845	9,673					69,353
Michigan	26,082	31,742	37,529	29,383	25,102	22,964	21,625	26,506					220,933
Minnesota	20,181	21,210	29,495	26,351	20,172	21,173	19,268	24,702					182,552
Mississippi	12,266	16,277	13,284	9,702	9,100	9,040	10,321	12,666					92,656
Missouri	26,169	34,082	33,666	26,289	23,067	23,624	22,889	26,607					216,393
Montana	6,771	8,525	9,108	8,367	7,361	7,421	7,058	8,707					63,318
Nebraska	4,060	4,620	5,480	4,141	3,567	3,627	3,252	4,228					32,975
Nevada	7,705	8,959	10,375	9,294	8,692	7,610	7,500	8,228					68,363
New Hampshire	6,253	6,377	7,705	6,911	5,694	5,666	5,711	6,093					50,410
New Jersey	4,038	3,655	4,949	4,215	3,913	3,787	3,728	3,801					32,086
New Mexico	7,971	10,513	10,359	8,599	7,727	7,867	8,829	8,914					70,779
New York	17,411	18,302	22,365	19,906	16,001	16,345	15,277	18,015					143,622
North Carolina	27,260	32,128	30,488	23,378	20,806	21,312	22,358	26,494					204,224
North Dakota	3,064	3,253	4,035	3,726	3,279	3,154	2,818	3,629					26,958
Ohio	30,348	34,190	38,472	31,312	25,857	23,934	26,464	28,258					238,835
Oklahoma	17,538	24,308	19,616	17,750	15,202	14,331	15,970	17,819					142,534
Oregon	13,157	16,920	18,422	16,031	14,063	13,236	12,364	13,652					117,845
Pennsylvania	47,456	47,352	65,871	50,249	41,779	43,153	43,054	47,362					386,276
Puerto Rico	597	635	691	642	613	650	735	742					5,305
Rhode Island	1,270	1,316	1,542	1,199	1,052	1,044	990	1,151					9,564
South Carolina	16,697	20,358	18,306	14,441	13,570	14,532	13,501	15,262					126,667
South Dakota	4,009	5,010	5,388	4,561	3,889	3,696	3,810	4,761					35,124
Tennessee	26,056	47,562	43,340	30,453	23,904	26,099	27,459	30,419					255,292
Texas	73,787	87,849	77,795	65,012	61,789	60,337	67,262	81,327					575,158
Utah	42,200	22,622	17,173	109,391	18,308	17,437	65,785	13,179					306,095
Vermont	1,495	2,234	2,630	2,053	1,638	1,433	1,523	1,698					14,704
Virgin Islands	85	113	130	161	87	156	190	151					1,073
Virginia	22,145	25,620	30,216	44,137	27,723	16,652	21,272	22,580					210,345
Washington	27,184	30,358	32,149	27,816	24,989	24,456	23,826	26,001					216,779
West Virginia	11,693	14,737	13,794	11,180	9,350	9,774	10,050	11,116					91,694
Wisconsin	12,734	16,017	21,554	16,471	11,567	11,437	10,964	15,192					115,936
Wyoming	3,266	4,013	4,382	4,013	3,911	3,668	3,265	3,804					30,322

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2009
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	29,770	30,391	27,949	21,322	20,277	18,538	21,001	24,123	24,221	27,346	30,734	42,196	317,868
Alaska	4,227	4,652	5,140	5,775	4,878	4,419	4,263	5,076	4,885	6,724	4,726	6,015	60,780
Arizona	20,293	21,423	21,766	20,896	17,837	18,953	16,099	14,956	14,619	14,831	14,003	19,703	215,379
Arkansas	17,819	21,434	19,172	19,326	13,435	14,489	14,074	14,319	15,465	18,480	18,795	23,034	209,842
California	72,039	62,736	72,248	73,315	64,304	63,190	61,389	65,927	62,920	64,468	56,392	69,236	788,164
Colorado	28,193	29,189	32,067	30,277	27,595	24,127	20,949	22,782	21,855	22,940	24,466	29,201	313,641
Connecticut	18,593	19,264	21,879	19,564	16,972	16,887	15,338	15,081	15,448	14,754	13,520	15,154	202,454
Delaware	1,860	1,886	2,031	1,736	1,439	1,318	1,245	1,545	1,520	1,763	1,926	2,261	20,530
District of Columbia	34	40	40	34	29	28	25	31	28	28	33	19	369
Florida	51,169	53,862	55,646	48,761	40,976	38,505	38,918	40,232	39,874	44,824	46,324	57,449	556,540
Georgia	39,703	44,226	40,635	30,714	24,765	24,872	23,360	25,045	24,701	28,353	27,511	39,352	373,237
Guam	54	34	27	40	38	45	34	42	41	50	43	62	510
Hawaii	894	792	1,086	1,013	897	758	813	687	867	853	859	992	10,511
Idaho	8,903	9,851	11,281	9,396	6,886	6,798	6,207	6,930	7,615	8,237	7,406	9,733	99,243
Illinois	62,068	58,938	72,066	82,671	64,049	52,126	47,204	54,912	60,010	65,610	64,018	68,399	752,071
Indiana	23,196	24,131	25,741	20,245	16,093	14,038	14,138	19,136	25,710	29,405	29,522	32,448	273,803
Iowa	11,987	11,199	13,542	10,764	7,354	6,646	6,309	7,213	8,711	11,607	11,146	13,755	120,233
Kansas	14,131	13,268	14,201	11,607	9,031	7,979	8,181	10,762	10,137	13,343	14,017	16,327	142,984
Kentucky	167,035	173,104	175,314	174,987	174,703	175,957	179,312	182,433	187,031	194,580	195,656	209,466	2,189,578
Louisiana	22,219	21,639	21,067	17,171	14,561	13,579	15,059	18,088	25,613	22,882	22,565	32,641	247,084
Maine	4,200	4,676	5,782	5,148	3,948	3,763	3,847	4,406	5,887	7,967	5,444	5,887	60,955
Mariana Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	8,734	9,271	9,733	8,445	6,328	6,453	6,344	6,379	7,152	8,169	9,498	8,685	95,191
Massachusetts	8,960	8,230	10,135	9,236	7,827	7,487	6,730	6,682	7,681	8,887	8,631	8,378	98,864
Michigan	30,182	32,473	38,803	34,713	25,954	24,233	23,268	26,423	28,759	31,974	32,954	32,436	362,172
Minnesota	22,768	23,895	32,695	31,130	19,636	18,162	17,426	21,487	25,748	29,398	20,902	21,883	285,130
Mississippi	16,201	16,599	13,189	11,131	9,488	8,359	9,717	11,702	12,488	14,967	18,202	25,014	167,057
Missouri	32,110	35,664	36,214	30,743	23,401	21,868	21,998	26,207	26,143	33,121	30,743	37,466	355,678
Montana	7,519	8,799	9,600	9,076	8,190	7,541	7,082	8,311	8,753	10,521	7,326	9,258	101,976
Nebraska	5,702	5,475	6,092	5,495	3,211	3,379	3,103	4,108	4,638	6,017	5,792	6,316	59,328
Nevada	10,224	10,154	11,536	10,912	8,004	7,695	6,908	7,597	6,985	8,224	8,367	10,737	107,343
New Hampshire	6,165	5,910	7,376	6,975	5,463	4,896	5,239	6,019	6,327	8,681	6,536	6,515	76,102
New Jersey	4,216	4,343	5,266	5,060	4,567	4,739	4,428	4,172	4,083	4,953	4,713	4,993	55,533
New Mexico	9,635	10,875	10,757	8,676	7,901	7,762	7,168	8,333	8,047	8,776	7,963	10,961	106,854
New York	18,383	18,910	22,794	21,727	16,415	16,193	15,824	17,289	21,159	25,423	23,176	23,872	241,165
North Carolina	38,538	39,872	37,632	31,413	25,730	23,591	22,884	24,625	25,737	29,399	30,279	38,760	368,460
North Dakota	3,523	3,682	3,846	4,714	4,078	3,289	2,933	3,439	4,419	5,749	4,107	4,183	47,962
Ohio	33,593	38,939	41,762	35,416	27,137	24,817	25,287	26,574	27,796	33,727	39,266	41,266	395,580
Oklahoma	22,098	24,547	21,680	21,163	16,353	13,868	14,752	17,083	16,049	18,934	21,832	26,203	234,562
Oregon	16,799	18,063	20,906	16,980	14,086	12,127	11,007	12,204	14,503	14,610	14,938	18,820	185,043
Pennsylvania	54,695	57,544	69,675	59,806	45,804	43,428	42,862	44,917	50,424	56,079	60,101	56,361	641,696
Puerto Rico	625	609	727	653	637	663	658	689	715	705	585	726	7,992
Rhode Island	1,287	1,355	1,557	1,469	1,158	1,072	922	968	1,098	1,355	1,186	1,372	14,799
South Carolina	17,818	20,958	19,681	18,209	15,961	13,977	14,914	15,567	16,028	16,984	21,990	22,497	214,584
South Dakota	5,447	5,614	5,776	5,533	3,769	3,786	3,652	4,757	5,738	7,578	5,742	6,356	63,748
Tennessee	31,505	33,801	34,899	26,003	25,506	23,435	26,032	55,766	27,528	35,780	40,591	48,145	408,991
Texas	86,835	96,192	102,372	76,844	71,891	69,421	66,285	80,589	74,929	78,429	95,339	114,889	1,014,015
Utah	28,809	16,137	18,402	28,052	16,119	19,092	31,518	20,191	15,749	30,908	12,993	18,166	256,136
Vermont	1,619	2,314	2,456	2,129	1,564	1,349	1,437	1,644	2,028	2,421	2,068	2,056	23,085
Virgin Islands	183	126	179	213	162	169	120	136	147	113	117	94	1,759
Virginia	27,133	29,763	28,923	26,103	19,811	17,106	20,436	20,882	21,425	27,563	27,434	29,884	296,463
Washington	31,526	33,303	35,861	32,498	27,031	23,229	21,284	23,384	24,405	27,301	24,453	32,457	336,732
West Virginia	13,020	15,097	13,698	12,237	10,016	9,232	9,628	10,435	12,343	15,987	17,419	17,719	156,831
Wisconsin	14,071	17,025	23,863	19,575	11,864	10,519	10,489	14,794	17,700	21,119	19,327	16,605	196,951
Wyoming	4,553	5,050	5,594	4,931	4,202	4,118	3,421	3,800	3,804	3,663	3,553	4,706	51,395

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2008
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	22,516	26,565	23,827	18,165	19,228	17,454	18,312	21,264	21,365	24,898	39,594	46,244	299,432
Alaska	3,266	3,844	4,404	4,745	4,409	3,804	4,102	5,201	7,083	5,926	7,945	7,000	61,729
Arizona	17,302	19,279	17,466	16,321	16,274	13,644	14,129	15,201	14,404	16,206	22,813	25,682	208,721
Arkansas	13,794	17,726	15,717	12,214	12,463	11,306	11,428	12,925	14,715	18,762	24,251	26,498	191,799
California	58,872	59,380	74,599	66,612	64,811	57,322	62,382	63,942	56,404	65,372	73,190	77,512	780,398
Colorado	18,057	20,877	22,401	20,016	19,921	18,991	19,673	22,460	21,596	26,115	39,798	35,616	285,521
Connecticut	12,621	11,681	12,978	12,549	11,869	10,658	11,352	11,373	12,304	14,573	16,586	17,341	155,885
Delaware	1,242	1,380	1,339	1,350	1,162	1,013	1,103	1,296	1,349	1,716	2,512	2,640	18,102
District of Columbia	1	53	0	0	0	16	1	1	39	49	55	44	259
Florida	38,219	40,476	39,246	36,385	35,887	34,145	34,809	34,316	34,029	44,475	65,859	65,826	503,672
Georgia	27,410	32,150	27,880	24,172	23,424	22,513	25,433	25,427	25,289	35,246	46,108	52,322	367,374
Guam	27	36	27	37	36	36	28	33	42	55	34	56	447
Hawaii	642	563	689	746	565	608	612	615	655	835	989	1,050	8,569
Idaho	6,590	8,715	9,166	7,964	7,518	6,778	6,088	7,234	8,095	8,979	11,539	11,791	100,457
Illinois	50,878	47,375	55,221	50,664	41,563	36,378	41,247	47,407	54,261	56,784	64,537	69,626	615,941
Indiana	17,255	18,649	20,196	14,582	14,259	11,982	12,694	15,500	15,155	20,735	30,367	28,526	219,900
Iowa	10,386	8,850	10,569	8,333	6,253	5,103	5,437	6,282	8,426	11,047	13,188	14,456	108,330
Kansas	9,405	10,169	10,182	8,680	7,618	6,879	7,070	9,408	8,543	12,231	18,157	17,742	126,084
Kentucky	143,573	148,628	146,516	148,367	150,272	146,583	184,555	154,192	155,795	162,086	170,669	169,865	1,881,101
Louisiana	17,416	18,034	15,706	13,222	13,171	13,502	14,449	19,179	17,044	27,703	37,761	41,168	248,355
Maine	3,363	3,658	4,474	3,955	3,889	3,540	3,550	4,742	5,600	7,802	6,367	5,621	56,561
Mariana Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	6,307	7,693	6,895	6,318	5,664	5,283	5,646	5,970	6,437	8,493	13,581	11,296	89,583
Massachusetts	11,466	11,024	13,113	11,676	10,247	9,128	9,068	8,676	7,857	8,631	9,777	9,196	119,859
Michigan	26,327	27,806	31,514	28,416	24,411	22,283	22,649	26,564	31,250	36,342	41,369	38,404	357,335
Minnesota	18,727	20,738	26,018	25,126	18,927	17,390	17,164	21,906	27,447	30,503	28,567	24,662	277,175
Mississippi	16,039	15,654	12,065	9,652	10,147	9,602	10,071	13,259	11,328	16,495	27,364	29,392	181,068
Missouri	24,210	28,424	28,049	23,721	20,818	18,806	19,159	23,671	21,687	31,440	40,379	41,123	321,487
Montana	5,753	7,419	8,100	7,544	8,215	6,928	6,529	7,785	8,612	10,749	9,988	9,977	97,599
Nebraska	4,304	4,521	4,526	3,649	3,088	2,636	2,809	3,814	4,364	5,988	8,129	8,761	56,589
Nevada	5,329	6,956	7,543	6,164	6,460	5,974	6,687	7,587	6,812	8,850	13,436	13,454	95,252
New Hampshire	4,969	4,778	5,862	6,063	5,268	4,826	4,796	5,059	5,030	6,575	7,913	6,154	67,293
New Jersey	3,061	3,004	3,313	3,044	2,966	2,692	2,889	2,867	3,186	3,928	4,954	4,621	40,525
New Mexico	7,594	9,316	9,001	7,598	7,554	7,433	7,193	7,934	7,691	9,479	12,078	13,260	106,131
New York	16,478	17,283	18,748	18,179	15,388	13,191	13,240	15,592	20,428	22,858	27,081	23,454	221,920
North Carolina	27,082	30,838	26,027	24,025	22,466	20,951	21,817	23,533	23,083	31,276	45,424	50,951	347,473
North Dakota	3,126	3,430	3,673	3,444	3,230	2,877	2,775	3,449	4,651	6,399	5,248	4,530	46,832
Ohio	28,065	29,116	29,199	25,222	22,604	19,159	20,652	22,657	23,361	31,341	53,256	45,382	350,014
Oklahoma	16,006	19,521	16,347	15,963	14,480	12,812	13,066	16,373	15,318	18,886	32,368	30,472	221,612
Oregon	12,399	14,107	16,867	14,644	13,174	12,635	11,154	12,172	14,576	14,609	22,636	20,914	179,887
Pennsylvania	44,755	46,646	56,009	45,947	40,630	36,218	38,271	41,911	46,220	55,218	78,828	67,891	598,544
Puerto Rico	616	554	434	416	462	474	517	631	658	570	511	660	6,503
Rhode Island	921	973	1,122	930	946	744	830	846	931	1,171	1,618	1,373	12,405
South Carolina	13,553	17,215	15,445	11,607	11,974	10,499	11,314	12,881	12,515	15,680	27,464	24,794	184,941
South Dakota	4,050	4,593	4,634	4,117	3,673	3,171	3,146	5,261	6,193	8,299	7,566	7,786	62,489
Tennessee	20,764	25,181	22,006	17,915	17,783	16,905	17,909	20,940	18,460	24,426	38,954	41,576	282,819
Texas	66,797	72,001	63,667	59,527	61,039	59,239	56,777	73,208	71,992	92,043	132,359	135,919	944,568
Utah	9,538	8,525	9,871	10,937	11,653	13,813	22,972	23,022	10,966	24,217	16,083	19,995	181,592
Vermont	1,313	1,941	2,037	1,897	1,597	1,245	1,526	1,553	2,053	2,367	2,417	2,045	21,991
Virgin Islands	134	139	76	158	171	159	114	112	126	99	120	128	1,536
Virginia	19,553	24,218	22,337	21,146	17,556	14,673	18,112	18,908	20,124	25,120	39,241	37,986	278,974
Washington	23,846	26,052	27,638	24,647	23,563	22,815	20,808	22,169	23,879	28,415	37,424	35,333	316,589
West Virginia	10,734	13,159	11,339	9,691	9,549	8,448	8,932	10,281	10,770	15,608	19,848	19,330	147,689
Wisconsin	11,426	15,311	19,440	16,588	11,354	9,671	9,292	13,495	17,435	20,469	23,927	18,411	186,819
Wyoming	2,966	3,748	4,079	3,695	3,597	3,550	3,296	3,601	3,980	4,017	6,114	6,612	49,255

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2007
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	22,107	21,897	19,220	15,061	14,412	15,362	14,290	18,554	19,270	20,122	27,561	37,499	245,355
Alaska	2,904	3,534	4,048	4,285	3,939	3,770	3,825	4,683	3,770	4,943	4,149	5,754	49,604
Arizona	16,196	18,457	17,666	15,898	13,642	15,672	13,783	15,971	14,668	14,628	15,299	20,191	192,071
Arkansas	14,767	14,628	12,308	10,470	9,679	10,362	10,567	12,448	13,749	16,174	21,238	23,434	169,824
California	62,459	62,560	75,306	67,801	86,930	83,523	71,837	69,084	80,429	69,809	63,910	62,295	855,943
Colorado	17,007	18,301	20,070	16,769	17,002	15,466	15,460	18,573	17,525	19,661	20,057	25,846	221,737
Connecticut	9,512	8,647	10,704	9,443	8,611	8,568	8,092	9,379	8,539	11,697	11,433	11,487	116,112
Delaware	1,381	1,302	1,417	1,200	1,058	988	949	1,164	1,203	1,407	1,711	2,132	15,912
District of Columbia	72	1	4	2	45	4	2	1	1	3	0	1	136
Florida	35,013	36,440	37,115	32,101	32,487	32,629	29,624	33,844	32,416	35,495	38,887	50,129	426,180
Georgia	22,775	24,453	22,363	17,162	16,682	17,431	16,930	20,973	19,840	24,282	27,974	39,603	270,468
Guam	35	29	39	40	38	30	33	38	29	51	43	36	441
Hawaii	579	449	591	557	517	478	555	537	545	605	564	544	6,521
Idaho	6,575	8,013	8,474	7,423	6,860	6,624	5,947	7,816	8,633	8,479	8,189	10,864	93,897
Illinois	48,593	43,080	51,379	40,643	40,710	36,530	36,100	46,053	45,681	49,990	51,699	46,517	536,975
Indiana	15,975	15,211	17,992	13,262	11,144	12,081	11,365	15,086	13,835	16,123	21,950	22,840	186,864
Iowa	10,282	8,314	9,600	7,337	5,238	4,670	4,742	6,441	7,516	10,303	11,723	12,722	98,888
Kansas	8,995	9,938	10,918	7,868	6,411	6,544	6,167	9,111	9,027	10,621	12,434	13,468	111,502
Kentucky	125,604	127,538	127,759	124,816	125,970	128,745	121,163	134,729	134,456	141,264	144,176	151,630	1,587,850
Louisiana	16,371	15,442	14,807	11,666	11,245	12,485	13,055	17,062	17,399	22,007	23,972	32,690	208,201
Maine	3,535	3,333	4,241	3,809	3,111	3,058	3,264	4,143	5,754	7,652	4,867	4,512	51,279
Mariana Islands	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
Maryland	6,505	7,355	7,439	6,449	5,346	5,140	5,093	6,193	5,907	7,421	8,603	8,798	80,249
Massachusetts	15,028	13,668	15,587	13,968	14,890	13,681	13,792	14,955	13,517	14,084	12,353	9,923	165,446
Michigan	26,569	26,009	30,605	25,082	20,746	18,603	19,681	23,941	26,740	30,573	32,264	31,038	311,851
Minnesota	20,147	17,475	23,521	20,894	16,077	15,117	15,254	22,098	27,033	29,453	19,561	21,456	248,086
Mississippi	14,657	15,023	12,448	9,443	9,182	9,847	10,305	13,747	12,883	16,126	23,488	28,149	175,298
Missouri	18,806	22,320	23,960	20,783	18,594	17,502	15,675	22,546	24,671	28,608	27,415	33,205	274,085
Montana	5,808	6,563	7,617	7,350	6,747	6,535	5,735	7,989	9,249	10,328	7,067	9,367	90,355
Nebraska	4,225	4,133	4,390	3,524	2,944	2,726	2,808	4,202	4,420	5,767	5,909	6,994	52,042
Nevada	5,517	5,915	6,704	5,603	5,583	5,613	4,783	5,900	5,308	5,193	5,943	8,214	70,276
New Hampshire	5,357	4,960	5,626	5,642	5,013	4,515	4,654	5,159	6,454	6,671	5,870	5,189	65,110
New Jersey	2,901	2,914	3,371	2,714	2,655	2,833	2,535	2,898	2,822	3,317	3,788	3,664	36,412
New Mexico	7,431	8,578	8,115	7,153	6,704	7,087	6,283	7,608	7,324	8,080	8,137	10,804	93,304
New York	17,343	15,750	18,217	17,377	14,925	13,268	14,011	16,020	20,361	21,928	21,903	21,071	212,174
North Carolina	26,262	26,192	23,536	18,434	18,741	18,412	17,804	23,387	21,688	25,975	30,995	37,789	289,215
North Dakota	3,028	2,871	3,335	3,190	2,627	2,304	2,425	3,360	4,725	6,112	4,245	4,089	42,311
Ohio	27,085	27,058	31,297	25,827	21,922	21,873	21,109	22,367	24,682	27,937	36,449	38,508	326,114
Oklahoma	14,180	17,968	17,015	14,058	12,662	12,576	11,804	15,754	14,220	17,206	18,591	23,047	189,081
Oregon	12,099	13,573	15,445	13,626	11,473	12,120	10,238	12,185	15,174	12,715	13,988	19,993	162,629
Pennsylvania	45,570	43,391	55,043	45,337	38,977	40,403	38,988	47,292	45,849	52,339	55,819	53,595	562,603
Puerto Rico	704	577	781	529	607	788	652	806	709	745	608	719	8,225
Rhode Island	885	896	1,024	901	795	717	668	765	796	911	917	947	10,222
South Carolina	12,338	13,575	12,667	9,983	9,971	9,537	9,492	12,145	11,348	13,199	14,989	20,889	150,133
South Dakota	3,628	3,737	4,246	3,547	2,942	2,920	2,901	4,538	5,961	7,768	5,738	6,087	54,013
Tennessee	20,523	22,518	19,720	15,480	14,140	15,879	15,507	19,077	17,923	20,691	25,157	35,126	241,741
Texas	59,667	66,035	62,956	55,648	54,111	51,525	54,030	71,566	66,240	66,672	72,670	102,476	783,596
Utah	8,448	8,982	10,094	8,845	8,632	9,135	6,093	10,260	13,289	12,726	14,503	16,044	127,051
Vermont	1,290	1,771	1,933	1,742	1,342	1,137	1,272	1,475	1,999	2,253	1,956	1,781	19,951
Virgin Islands	169	140	195	134	117	94	138	76	144	133	76	45	1,461
Virginia	19,338	18,803	21,075	16,807	14,956	14,428	15,949	21,691	22,282	20,575	24,828	30,806	241,538
Washington	21,114	23,241	25,271	23,256	21,372	20,378	18,898	22,167	22,670	25,799	23,766	28,224	276,156
West Virginia	10,363	11,339	11,331	9,170	7,754	8,040	8,144	10,169	10,916	13,245	16,175	15,750	132,396
Wisconsin	12,821	15,219	19,964	15,198	10,065	8,977	9,246	14,391	18,080	20,366	19,774	16,506	180,607
Wyoming	3,032	3,422	3,542	3,335	3,166	3,262	2,867	3,680	3,993	3,667	3,681	5,123	42,770

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2006
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	21,531	21,538	18,991	13,751	13,586	14,332	14,059	17,132	20,195	20,207	28,357	39,497	243,176
Alaska	2,804	3,347	3,916	4,057	3,692	3,665	3,790	4,587	3,978	4,420	3,636	5,145	47,037
Arizona	15,655	17,942	17,718	16,031	13,634	12,970	15,298	18,238	18,291	18,283	16,980	23,138	204,178
Arkansas	13,651	14,833	13,114	10,064	9,489	9,455	11,239	13,272	14,705	16,712	20,465	23,130	170,129
California	56,793	56,086	65,610	57,810	46,154	43,634	43,014	51,245	45,311	45,861	48,401	57,901	617,820
Colorado	16,176	17,483	19,787	15,906	14,543	14,451	14,434	18,582	18,384	19,853	20,853	24,297	214,749
Connecticut	8,167	8,294	9,929	7,842	7,424	7,367	6,615	7,435	7,583	8,598	8,808	9,554	97,616
Delaware	1,368	1,330	1,413	1,091	1,124	1,013	887	1,126	1,357	1,585	1,997	2,407	16,698
District of Columbia	5	209	7	5	1	5	0	6	1	2	3	8	252
Florida	34,365	34,987	35,401	30,047	29,154	28,963	27,812	32,099	31,977	35,579	40,416	50,928	411,728
Georgia	31,245	32,217	30,734	22,267	21,801	23,212	16,505	20,404	21,196	24,715	26,500	41,105	311,901
Guam	25	29	25	19	25	25	30	29	26	28	42	45	348
Hawaii	696	750	858	679	653	706	622	632	552	499	464	477	7,588
Idaho	6,262	7,203	7,753	6,898	6,389	6,262	5,875	7,591	9,503	9,046	7,686	10,550	91,018
Illinois	41,000	50,584	42,644	42,889	40,427	35,893	32,176	47,203	46,972	49,208	48,006	50,696	527,698
Indiana	15,791	16,975	17,652	12,413	10,675	10,988	10,460	13,879	15,012	16,273	21,605	23,932	185,655
Iowa	10,167	8,725	10,391	6,654	5,339	4,817	4,425	6,020	8,334	10,576	11,866	14,116	101,430
Kansas	9,270	8,796	9,700	7,022	6,199	5,773	6,005	7,937	9,611	10,856	12,348	15,626	109,143
Kentucky	19,922	23,169	20,689	20,703	17,563	14,936	58,454	113,059	120,706	121,114	126,127	135,157	791,599
Louisiana	18,240	17,140	16,158	11,967	11,543	12,913	13,336	16,602	19,080	21,416	22,535	31,246	212,176
Maine	3,559	3,961	4,676	3,779	3,091	3,053	2,865	4,024	5,791	7,607	5,218	5,482	53,106
Mariana Islands	0	0	4	0	1	0	3	0	1	4	2	11	26
Maryland	6,726	7,199	7,116	5,596	4,970	5,279	4,753	6,209	6,598	7,946	9,812	10,003	82,207
Massachusetts	10,578	9,873	12,696	10,479	9,723	10,599	8,906	11,886	12,414	13,508	12,912	13,574	137,148
Michigan	27,823	29,614	34,002	25,756	22,708	19,382	18,924	23,703	30,089	31,582	33,698	35,147	332,428
Minnesota	17,117	19,535	23,372	19,793	15,366	14,368	15,253	21,345	28,160	27,809	19,741	22,853	244,712
Mississippi	15,434	15,159	12,844	9,356	8,991	9,223	9,831	13,709	14,707	16,285	24,460	29,088	179,087
Missouri	18,060	19,757	19,757	15,701	13,531	13,204	12,860	18,467	19,785	23,995	24,345	30,912	230,374
Montana	6,064	6,716	7,596	6,956	6,468	6,335	5,688	7,194	8,996	10,086	6,639	9,032	87,770
Nebraska	4,377	3,994	4,138	3,252	2,673	2,513	2,525	3,650	4,597	5,660	6,602	7,240	51,221
Nevada	6,015	6,277	7,354	5,903	5,271	5,175	5,132	6,331	5,514	5,839	6,011	8,141	72,963
New Hampshire	4,757	4,903	6,003	5,370	4,405	4,428	3,790	4,915	5,993	6,493	5,816	6,286	63,159
New Jersey	2,975	2,860	3,626	3,003	2,866	2,824	2,353	2,744	2,854	3,323	3,826	4,064	37,318
New Mexico	6,831	8,065	8,084	6,659	5,820	6,972	6,371	7,662	7,585	7,863	7,867	10,542	90,321
New York	13,605	13,155	14,763	13,118	13,227	12,990	11,791	14,746	21,106	23,039	23,232	24,243	199,015
North Carolina	26,341	26,722	25,428	17,609	17,722	17,828	17,174	21,914	22,525	26,424	30,759	39,578	290,024
North Dakota	2,664	2,624	3,179	2,803	2,178	2,335	2,366	3,470	4,414	5,308	4,208	3,887	39,436
Ohio	25,617	30,321	31,646	24,077	21,304	20,468	18,476	21,898	26,050	27,343	37,218	40,714	325,132
Oklahoma	15,734	17,799	15,640	13,728	11,746	12,209	11,421	15,002	15,855	17,170	19,018	25,419	190,741
Oregon	12,235	13,341	15,681	14,064	11,344	11,635	10,303	12,108	16,005	12,812	14,211	19,966	163,705
Pennsylvania	39,264	41,779	50,469	39,155	34,441	33,260	31,458	38,133	46,540	49,449	56,941	59,565	520,454
Puerto Rico	671	648	758	610	659	770	692	660	775	790	758	682	8,473
Rhode Island	848	839	1,017	772	783	659	632	703	836	860	933	1,054	9,936
South Carolina	12,853	13,668	12,430	9,208	8,947	9,886	9,162	11,399	12,146	12,703	15,689	20,513	148,604
South Dakota	3,838	4,173	4,217	3,470	2,727	2,807	2,875	3,871	5,783	7,123	5,777	6,014	52,675
Tennessee	22,646	23,568	22,220	16,863	18,450	18,581	16,328	20,437	18,768	19,969	25,351	35,319	258,500
Texas	64,220	63,683	56,992	49,767	49,790	51,519	52,276	65,069	71,198	67,245	73,251	105,226	770,236
Utah	7,009	8,535	8,736	7,450	6,597	6,865	7,267	8,103	9,502	8,973	10,696	16,920	106,653
Vermont	1,226	1,908	2,091	1,766	1,261	1,197	1,019	1,415	2,148	2,326	2,153	2,203	20,713
Virgin Islands	15	32	27	24	105	39	198	185	139	131	155	153	1,203
Virginia	19,217	20,005	20,222	21,203	14,838	16,291	15,635	16,139	18,200	20,120	25,763	31,229	238,862
Washington	19,862	21,384	23,090	20,208	19,819	19,451	17,023	21,053	22,308	24,436	20,995	25,758	255,387
West Virginia	10,645	12,131	11,814	9,084	7,988	8,047	7,632	8,732	12,569	13,915	17,319	18,049	137,925
Wisconsin	12,780	16,305	19,640	15,178	10,358	8,999	9,068	13,136	20,250	22,311	21,432	19,771	189,228
Wyoming	3,197	3,308	3,462	3,357	2,964	3,012	2,780	3,387	4,209	3,814	3,695	5,191	42,376

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2005
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	19,735	19,837	17,914	14,099	12,321	13,327	13,127	15,538	20,197	20,520	27,894	41,364	235,873
Alaska	2,373	2,992	3,562	3,843	3,353	3,159	3,645	4,622	3,912	4,755	3,510	4,788	44,514
Arizona	13,064	15,263	14,747	13,659	11,856	11,243	12,065	14,352	15,856	16,169	15,342	23,033	176,649
Arkansas	12,964	14,585	12,240	10,027	7,846	9,550	9,374	11,586	14,707	15,576	20,134	25,412	164,001
California	44,278	46,095	51,971	49,679	48,571	47,509	47,223	52,317	54,442	51,604	54,120	63,213	611,022
Colorado	17,343	16,624	18,340	16,405	13,666	13,691	13,416	16,287	17,457	18,924	19,465	24,669	206,287
Connecticut	7,314	8,533	9,892	9,000	7,579	7,287	6,770	7,387	8,148	8,620	8,546	8,523	97,599
Delaware	1,217	1,278	1,421	1,260	1,066	985	979	1,250	1,420	1,680	1,980	2,585	17,121
District of Columbia	1	0	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	20
Florida	28,682	29,067	28,137	27,626	24,404	25,239	23,984	28,295	31,383	34,047	37,841	51,940	370,645
Georgia	18,866	21,168	19,820	14,884	13,355	13,572	13,979	16,074	18,904	22,800	31,933	52,460	257,815
Guam	31	44	37	42	28	32	29	38	32	31	30	34	408
Hawaii	447	511	681	659	574	617	608	643	695	727	706	707	7,575
Idaho	5,174	6,837	6,635	6,360	5,431	5,685	5,034	6,561	8,182	8,066	6,660	9,718	80,343
Illinois	59,821	47,431	51,660	31,934	31,098	33,367	33,135	46,717	48,703	41,194	42,416	59,658	527,134
Indiana	13,830	15,683	16,154	13,110	9,965	10,172	9,921	12,306	12,692	16,567	19,068	22,781	172,249
Iowa	9,621	8,945	9,945	6,734	5,192	4,689	4,459	5,831	7,510	10,112	12,280	15,026	100,344
Kansas	7,838	8,075	7,858	6,461	5,070	5,071	5,229	7,402	8,410	10,030	12,536	14,331	98,311
Kentucky	19,100	21,806	19,902	16,961	12,669	13,457	14,152	17,018	18,361	20,809	25,200	33,154	232,589
Louisiana	12,968	13,897	12,256	10,365	8,895	9,898	10,106	13,554	26,526	25,247	27,168	37,074	207,954
Maine	3,100	3,422	3,857	3,893	3,186	2,785	3,005	3,870	5,697	7,664	4,721	5,119	50,319
Mariana Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	5,583	6,788	7,066	5,953	4,787	4,795	4,851	5,970	6,881	7,843	10,141	10,289	80,947
Massachusetts	9,914	8,708	10,764	8,892	7,969	7,458	7,263	8,717	8,699	9,139	8,904	8,920	105,347
Michigan	24,890	29,158	33,963	28,321	22,581	20,251	19,723	23,858	29,906	32,181	37,692	34,511	337,035
Minnesota	13,002	15,838	20,694	17,565	13,083	14,731	14,509	19,775	25,004	28,407	19,891	21,666	224,165
Mississippi	12,228	13,610	10,450	8,709	7,473	7,523	8,396	10,134	15,027	18,258	24,836	31,069	167,713
Missouri	16,307	18,694	18,007	16,086	11,314	12,031	11,941	16,316	16,632	22,597	24,118	30,198	214,241
Montana	5,317	6,594	6,987	7,076	5,906	6,024	5,557	6,836	8,370	10,170	6,552	8,671	84,060
Nebraska	3,830	3,718	3,769	3,106	2,485	2,454	2,466	3,420	4,328	5,530	5,774	7,292	48,172
Nevada	4,333	4,961	5,330	4,491	4,050	3,937	3,939	5,064	4,884	5,806	6,400	9,532	62,727
New Hampshire	4,239	4,109	4,709	4,934	4,203	3,562	3,719	4,294	5,164	6,061	5,151	5,616	55,761
New Jersey	2,893	2,870	3,464	2,851	2,689	2,488	2,545	2,745	2,843	3,200	3,823	4,171	36,582
New Mexico	6,215	7,668	7,361	6,201	5,345	5,457	5,556	6,507	6,878	7,308	7,362	10,193	82,051
New York	11,478	11,978	12,567	12,416	9,606	8,153	9,342	11,401	16,273	19,351	18,353	17,863	158,781
North Carolina	21,951	23,501	21,719	17,206	15,489	16,331	16,034	20,772	22,555	25,490	29,392	41,087	271,527
North Dakota	2,164	2,483	2,863	2,598	2,277	2,198	2,143	2,953	4,012	5,305	3,359	3,645	36,000
Ohio	23,709	28,879	29,211	25,460	20,443	19,225	19,034	22,438	23,674	26,799	35,670	38,617	313,159
Oklahoma	14,224	16,811	13,650	13,177	10,812	10,360	10,887	13,888	14,354	17,076	20,091	26,701	182,031
Oregon	11,207	13,190	14,393	14,033	10,971	11,126	9,426	11,245	15,740	13,020	13,682	20,012	158,045
Pennsylvania	34,236	39,452	48,806	40,417	32,401	31,555	32,467	35,736	41,556	44,662	51,365	50,324	482,977
Puerto Rico	709	725	780	733	668	723	699	863	865	733	748	742	8,988
Rhode Island	831	774	1,018	831	693	567	620	661	835	902	945	972	9,649
South Carolina	10,893	12,921	12,183	9,497	8,057	8,340	8,464	10,799	11,749	12,307	15,166	21,435	141,811
South Dakota	3,268	3,970	3,878	3,678	2,845	2,693	2,866	3,804	5,096	7,305	5,338	6,027	50,768
Tennessee	20,278	22,338	21,708	17,726	13,941	15,910	19,176	21,483	19,482	19,685	25,073	36,650	253,450
Texas	55,465	57,945	54,254	47,732	46,125	46,327	48,647	62,684	68,955	70,654	74,176	105,829	738,793
Utah	6,148	6,667	7,436	6,493	5,013	5,737	4,982	6,005	8,543	8,182	8,872	14,903	88,981
Vermont	1,100	1,651	1,739	1,715	1,170	993	1,073	1,276	1,900	2,203	1,908	1,879	18,607
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	23	40
Virginia	16,412	18,371	19,384	17,161	13,528	12,382	14,752	15,299	17,952	20,664	24,818	31,002	221,725
Washington	14,780	17,687	18,507	16,430	14,773	15,223	15,110	17,770	21,271	23,060	19,780	25,168	219,559
West Virginia	9,740	11,980	11,682	9,691	7,282	7,172	7,650	9,286	11,364	13,536	17,108	17,176	133,667
Wisconsin	10,996	15,796	19,334	16,220	10,349	8,849	9,213	12,809	18,423	21,909	20,572	18,543	183,013
Wyoming	2,626	3,175	3,118	3,021	2,531	2,671	2,386	3,016	3,761	3,373	3,170	5,063	37,911

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2004
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	20,486	20,266	17,249	13,947	12,130	13,032	14,074	16,287	17,444	21,176	26,699	37,207	229,997
Alaska	2,208	2,808	3,235	3,722	3,152	2,925	3,345	4,031	3,633	4,459	3,069	3,917	40,504
Arizona	12,922	14,127	13,258	12,558	11,245	10,589	11,040	11,904	13,086	13,582	12,565	18,843	155,719
Arkansas	13,029	14,016	11,743	9,213	8,050	8,813	9,360	11,751	13,995	16,814	19,591	21,991	158,366
California	43,460	40,636	44,793	43,369	42,434	46,403	43,563	46,906	45,463	45,571	45,685	60,560	548,843
Colorado	14,192	14,119	16,334	14,576	12,521	12,330	13,110	15,195	17,735	22,001	17,448	24,630	194,191
Connecticut	9,205	9,993	10,574	8,450	7,065	7,486	7,245	7,356	7,721	8,925	7,890	9,006	100,916
Delaware	1,218	1,258	1,233	1,144	889	926	961	1,210	1,418	1,675	2,032	2,460	16,424
District of Columbia	0	1	4	2	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	14
Florida	26,510	26,760	25,583	22,389	20,687	21,304	21,187	22,860	21,139	31,051	33,432	45,122	318,024
Georgia	20,161	21,660	18,605	14,456	12,840	13,483	14,770	16,875	18,190	23,236	22,750	35,177	232,203
Guam	31	38	30	44	18	29	42	31	35	42	52	47	439
Hawaii	546	496	776	705	546	602	610	639	583	611	572	612	7,298
Idaho	5,156	6,102	6,787	6,207	5,511	4,794	5,165	5,810	7,700	7,776	6,131	8,414	75,553
Illinois	56,792	51,698	51,428	44,701	35,814	40,789	35,221	45,720	42,102	55,301	65,211	65,640	590,417
Indiana	14,800	15,525	16,306	12,091	9,872	10,336	10,325	13,324	13,109	18,095	20,618	22,119	176,520
Iowa	9,542	8,155	9,574	6,552	4,809	4,560	4,688	5,980	7,925	10,823	11,336	14,573	98,517
Kansas	8,278	8,417	8,254	6,650	4,995	5,267	5,569	7,075	7,890	10,937	12,394	13,281	99,007
Kentucky	19,968	21,118	18,647	16,778	12,385	13,113	14,663	17,314	18,802	23,503	26,223	32,460	234,974
Louisiana	13,432	13,736	12,159	9,768	8,793	9,497	10,579	13,080	15,586	19,403	19,747	26,641	172,421
Maine	3,373	3,309	4,268	3,495	2,979	2,937	3,252	4,000	6,141	8,223	5,351	5,337	52,665
Mariana Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	5,159	6,478	6,345	5,425	4,098	4,715	4,942	5,900	6,887	7,932	10,069	9,531	77,481
Massachusetts	9,772	8,699	10,213	9,429	7,766	8,088	8,701	8,845	9,547	9,922	9,584	12,430	112,996
Michigan	24,467	26,973	31,287	27,351	22,636	21,367	21,704	26,368	31,051	36,516	36,273	36,425	342,418
Minnesota	15,236	16,547	22,108	18,774	14,638	14,621	13,973	18,607	26,037	28,415	18,628	20,262	227,846
Mississippi	12,365	13,855	10,511	8,706	8,104	7,894	8,779	11,411	11,372	14,717	20,374	24,206	152,294
Missouri	16,074	17,076	17,844	15,981	11,436	11,619	12,484	15,721	16,876	23,087	23,241	27,877	209,316
Montana	5,428	6,509	6,886	6,867	6,249	6,029	5,726	6,807	8,286	10,075	6,277	8,406	83,545
Nebraska	3,489	3,257	3,504	2,832	2,540	2,528	2,690	3,676	4,499	6,106	6,105	7,210	48,436
Nevada	4,237	4,469	4,817	4,243	3,896	3,612	3,978	4,159	4,877	5,179	4,796	6,491	54,754
New Hampshire	4,449	4,314	5,322	4,894	3,797	3,647	4,143	4,340	5,360	6,204	5,077	5,244	56,791
New Jersey	3,180	2,981	3,433	3,084	2,482	2,468	2,373	2,796	2,983	3,519	4,103	3,974	37,376
New Mexico	6,790	7,893	6,837	6,401	5,264	5,284	5,257	6,411	6,986	7,931	6,988	9,504	81,546
New York	10,198	10,565	13,372	12,391	8,938	8,630	9,185	11,732	17,011	20,235	19,705	18,260	160,222
North Carolina	23,794	25,119	23,684	18,815	15,522	15,936	16,397	23,935	22,304	24,972	28,490	37,512	276,480
North Dakota	2,141	2,239	2,661	2,541	2,256	1,981	2,135	2,796	3,825	5,179	3,297	3,639	34,690
Ohio	26,101	30,551	31,499	27,076	20,476	19,919	19,973	23,272	24,322	29,188	37,066	37,597	327,040
Oklahoma	14,758	16,590	13,570	12,820	10,224	10,337	10,916	12,935	13,706	16,290	18,383	22,659	173,188
Oregon	10,804	11,998	13,561	12,187	10,572	10,109	9,299	10,501	15,537	13,010	12,846	19,264	149,688
Pennsylvania	38,117	40,847	50,690	41,282	32,281	32,506	34,235	36,989	41,867	49,783	54,967	51,249	504,813
Puerto Rico	548	610	630	547	515	560	639	615	584	743	729	992	7,712
Rhode Island	831	799	1,015	793	721	735	664	684	851	986	985	990	10,054
South Carolina	10,061	11,262	9,952	7,790	6,883	7,092	7,496	9,468	10,732	11,543	12,811	19,063	124,153
South Dakota	3,202	3,685	3,650	3,250	2,884	2,879	3,020	3,976	5,341	7,385	5,218	5,833	50,323
Tennessee	18,923	19,565	18,284	13,966	12,681	13,387	15,025	18,110	18,642	21,146	24,583	35,089	229,401
Texas	56,561	55,899	50,057	46,175	41,897	41,498	44,473	57,014	64,339	61,431	63,937	89,714	672,995
Utah	5,223	6,382	6,241	5,528	5,184	5,068	5,537	6,256	7,432	7,309	7,484	12,323	79,967
Vermont	1,125	1,515	1,848	1,703	1,224	1,037	1,229	1,290	1,977	2,588	2,029	1,925	19,490
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	16,254	17,268	17,099	13,583	12,719	11,764	14,873	16,093	18,574	22,217	23,367	29,251	213,062
Washington	15,605	17,819	19,088	15,849	15,218	14,644	14,383	15,147	18,092	19,747	16,530	21,310	203,432
West Virginia	10,809	11,403	10,544	9,383	6,867	7,174	7,897	9,503	10,877	15,018	17,384	15,987	132,846
Wisconsin	12,078	15,590	19,197	15,981	10,699	9,055	9,639	13,542	18,953	23,097	20,830	18,436	187,097
Wyoming	2,550	2,884	2,965	2,815	2,372	2,544	2,450	2,672	3,560	3,133	2,987	4,495	35,427

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2003
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	19,179	20,440	17,213	13,240	13,175	12,709	13,173	17,035	17,641	20,526	25,551	35,597	225,479
Alaska	2,899	2,931	2,759	3,166	2,745	2,704	2,911	3,915	3,150	4,110	2,506	3,263	37,059
Arizona	11,548	13,568	13,234	11,516	10,819	9,724	10,256	12,376	11,845	12,481	11,731	16,621	145,719
Arkansas	12,140	13,811	11,422	9,170	8,176	7,882	8,085	11,464	12,916	16,301	17,620	21,262	150,249
California	39,285	41,724	48,429	45,508	43,667	42,438	40,846	45,078	42,763	43,376	41,693	49,624	524,431
Colorado	13,874	15,067	15,687	13,153	13,048	13,193	12,002	16,323	15,308	17,450	15,438	20,714	181,257
Connecticut	7,761	7,900	9,597	8,253	7,860	7,265	7,741	7,756	8,025	10,710	8,320	9,379	100,567
Delaware	1,245	1,135	1,360	1,170	1,093	1,008	972	1,236	1,266	1,671	1,944	2,261	16,361
District of Columbia	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	2	11
Florida	24,477	25,659	25,487	21,214	20,763	20,222	19,990	24,348	23,621	26,637	27,481	38,282	298,181
Georgia	22,827	27,029	23,288	16,905	16,809	16,976	16,995	22,256	23,349	30,028	27,622	38,134	282,218
Guam	36	41	31	43	36	31	16	23	16	39	25	42	379
Hawaii	634	584	726	646	564	558	584	598	703	666	547	629	7,439
Idaho	5,490	6,017	7,171	5,898	5,362	4,867	4,844	6,021	7,691	7,470	5,504	8,334	74,669
Illinois	40,194	43,597	46,415	43,935	33,123	27,243	30,227	45,035	47,580	51,128	51,054	56,386	515,917
Indiana	12,210	13,569	14,360	15,798	15,645	14,414	11,507	12,531	13,720	17,872	20,023	22,204	183,853
Iowa	9,469	7,918	8,589	6,568	4,743	4,006	4,438	5,539	7,735	10,194	10,925	15,003	95,127
Kansas	8,389	8,099	8,450	6,371	5,156	5,008	4,955	7,634	8,004	10,264	11,940	13,095	97,365
Kentucky	18,608	21,067	18,342	15,413	14,032	12,708	13,348	18,267	17,307	23,222	23,773	30,782	226,869
Louisiana	13,823	13,942	12,808	9,360	9,408	9,410	10,481	14,049	16,515	20,286	19,197	26,414	175,693
Maine	2,926	3,099	3,980	3,594	3,194	2,659	2,903	4,202	5,938	8,319	5,166	4,917	50,897
Mariana Islands	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Maryland	6,851	6,717	6,938	6,242	5,019	4,917	4,605	5,649	5,837	7,520	9,184	8,791	78,270
Massachusetts	11,532	10,285	13,102	10,364	12,481	10,576	10,566	9,915	12,672	11,515	8,552	9,835	131,395
Michigan	25,766	27,025	30,012	25,693	21,821	19,730	20,248	24,232	33,495	38,240	36,733	39,166	342,161
Minnesota	12,952	14,891	19,557	16,978	15,674	16,844	15,858	20,094	27,540	29,185	19,386	20,769	229,728
Mississippi	12,472	13,657	11,064	8,174	8,148	7,679	8,382	12,311	11,430	15,046	19,331	23,183	150,877
Missouri	15,396	17,562	16,987	14,355	11,468	10,474	10,987	15,286	17,426	23,725	23,531	25,668	202,865
Montana	5,354	5,831	6,752	6,605	5,954	5,518	5,269	6,793	8,208	10,344	6,006	8,152	80,786
Nebraska	3,476	3,320	3,345	2,821	2,280	2,099	2,148	3,372	4,111	5,625	5,629	6,532	44,758
Nevada	3,789	4,022	5,029	3,835	3,693	3,151	3,505	4,369	3,756	4,330	4,176	5,777	49,432
New Hampshire	3,724	3,728	4,972	4,711	4,017	3,441	3,470	4,517	5,711	6,144	5,352	4,937	54,724
New Jersey	3,673	3,354	4,025	3,491	3,373	3,087	2,780	3,121	3,074	3,643	4,071	4,041	41,733
New Mexico	6,264	7,344	7,019	5,889	5,661	5,137	5,433	6,957	6,395	7,665	6,673	8,703	79,140
New York	10,516	11,406	13,245	12,154	10,359	9,404	8,745	10,499	14,408	17,338	17,038	15,719	150,831
North Carolina	21,983	23,950	21,147	17,066	15,734	15,887	15,547	21,568	20,031	26,582	27,707	37,286	264,488
North Dakota	1,960	2,083	2,501	2,375	2,170	1,929	1,894	2,838	4,086	4,971	3,288	3,298	33,393
Ohio	21,548	26,525	28,489	22,394	19,288	17,488	16,800	22,423	23,788	26,800	35,612	37,477	298,632
Oklahoma	13,362	15,749	13,211	11,771	10,286	9,650	9,998	14,009	12,886	16,248	18,023	22,358	167,551
Oregon	10,448	11,277	13,674	11,687	10,383	9,172	8,552	11,410	14,543	12,698	11,970	17,146	142,960
Pennsylvania	39,610	40,231	52,909	42,563	37,419	32,905	32,286	38,578	43,833	51,311	55,272	48,979	515,896
Puerto Rico	641	587	648	773	744	559	572	672	673	714	554	769	7,906
Rhode Island	790	803	875	831	737	625	689	733	811	955	915	896	9,660
South Carolina	10,160	11,483	10,149	7,527	7,531	7,510	7,181	10,259	9,906	11,100	11,422	17,124	121,352
South Dakota	3,171	3,417	3,650	2,889	2,720	2,601	2,652	3,919	5,165	7,271	4,911	5,317	47,683
Tennessee	18,157	21,746	18,543	13,387	13,286	13,571	13,434	18,585	16,340	18,831	22,810	31,093	219,783
Texas	54,023	59,258	56,761	44,287	43,876	42,514	45,602	64,983	63,737	65,970	60,660	86,604	688,275
Utah	4,345	5,519	5,273	4,668	4,530	6,157	4,223	5,376	6,529	6,534	6,606	10,747	70,507
Vermont	1,047	1,518	1,854	1,648	1,263	1,108	1,138	1,647	2,215	2,621	2,158	1,754	19,971
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	15,048	15,983	17,336	13,215	13,630	11,395	12,439	15,365	14,928	20,115	22,905	27,911	200,270
Washington	18,476	19,550	20,934	18,172	16,493	14,947	14,572	16,303	18,058	19,743	16,027	20,641	213,916
West Virginia	9,733	11,277	10,598	9,584	8,467	7,133	7,573	9,555	10,656	15,458	16,434	15,309	131,777
Wisconsin	11,173	13,885	17,626	15,527	10,513	9,258	9,442	13,592	20,542	24,314	22,696	20,026	188,594
Wyoming	2,425	2,773	2,613	2,460	2,450	2,289	2,165	2,699	3,422	3,062	2,699	4,127	33,184

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2002
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	18,235	18,976	17,140	12,967	13,040	12,603	12,674	17,453	17,961	19,568	26,757	33,634	221,008
Alaska	2,212	2,255	2,924	3,264	2,895	2,550	2,760	3,753	3,027	4,699	2,801	3,653	36,793
Arizona	11,443	12,418	12,161	10,516	10,489	9,260	10,056	13,140	12,274	13,141	12,430	14,932	142,260
Arkansas	12,226	13,724	12,332	9,702	8,448	8,030	8,666	11,892	12,525	16,176	19,391	20,312	153,424
California	58,768	56,796	58,116	55,856	58,303	51,886	54,488	56,621	52,881	52,756	54,868	73,051	684,390
Colorado	15,152	14,328	17,092	13,722	12,508	10,878	11,967	16,702	16,030	18,322	17,115	19,938	183,754
Connecticut	8,873	7,718	8,731	8,098	7,652	6,716	6,262	7,252	7,020	9,534	8,167	7,575	93,598
Delaware	1,249	1,219	1,279	1,084	1,030	890	971	1,262	1,330	1,778	2,067	2,229	16,388
District of Columbia	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Florida	23,336	25,202	23,455	20,162	19,847	20,361	19,510	23,710	22,695	26,362	28,505	35,703	288,848
Georgia	23,126	26,624	24,030	17,898	17,226	16,684	17,014	21,831	22,988	28,409	28,433	40,938	285,201
Guam	26	26	35	20	24	20	18	33	18	30	40	14	304
Hawaii	549	586	539	931	868	536	676	652	599	693	554	624	7,807
Idaho	5,105	5,801	6,542	5,853	5,718	4,963	4,768	6,968	7,757	7,246	5,704	7,637	74,062
Illinois	38,829	34,238	38,538	38,283	32,981	27,581	31,426	37,385	36,661	41,917	45,317	42,982	446,138
Indiana	16,183	16,226	17,084	15,716	14,494	12,326	12,973	16,470	12,951	16,997	19,152	17,663	188,235
Iowa	9,000	7,644	7,878	6,366	4,642	3,783	4,348	5,558	7,427	10,199	10,295	13,218	90,358
Kansas	7,353	7,144	7,526	5,793	5,132	4,655	4,691	7,554	7,710	10,404	12,763	13,385	94,110
Kentucky	18,641	21,575	19,630	16,031	13,687	12,525	13,240	18,976	17,645	22,037	25,714	29,722	229,423
Louisiana	11,753	12,877	11,907	9,036	9,275	9,143	10,228	15,557	15,930	18,538	20,779	24,557	169,580
Maine	3,079	3,224	4,056	3,487	2,894	2,563	2,782	3,944	6,209	7,990	4,843	4,851	49,922
Mariana Islands	3	0	1	6	1	9	12	1	0	2	0	0	35
Maryland	5,707	6,328	5,972	5,551	4,585	4,565	4,761	5,869	6,570	8,863	10,339	9,654	78,764
Massachusetts	7,623	6,471	8,054	6,297	6,806	6,631	6,376	7,485	7,535	12,415	10,705	8,426	94,824
Michigan	29,054	29,161	31,334	29,443	23,438	21,044	21,077	25,209	32,557	37,430	37,755	36,038	353,540
Minnesota	12,887	13,211	17,144	17,114	11,362	9,824	10,721	17,376	23,195	24,486	17,579	17,493	192,392
Mississippi	11,320	13,916	11,260	8,257	7,865	7,560	8,200	12,576	11,359	14,169	20,891	22,575	149,948
Missouri	15,370	16,993	17,197	14,706	11,360	9,917	10,623	15,419	15,415	22,358	23,745	24,887	197,990
Montana	5,161	5,426	5,973	6,388	5,902	5,075	4,958	6,667	7,883	9,557	6,254	7,078	76,322
Nebraska	3,514	3,279	3,242	2,707	2,236	1,892	2,290	3,013	3,646	5,639	5,473	6,246	43,177
Nevada	3,814	3,835	4,629	3,598	3,626	3,084	3,327	3,971	3,781	4,310	3,975	5,205	47,155
New Hampshire	3,793	3,566	4,460	4,089	3,424	3,189	3,286	4,205	4,704	5,715	4,747	4,488	49,666
New Jersey	3,754	3,500	4,186	3,616	3,431	3,001	2,795	3,252	3,095	3,961	4,531	4,196	43,318
New Mexico	6,343	7,086	7,472	5,747	5,725	5,350	5,585	6,710	6,258	8,058	7,321	8,402	80,057
New York	12,450	11,906	13,709	15,022	10,896	9,681	9,230	10,578	15,457	18,629	17,417	15,952	160,927
North Carolina	22,798	24,556	21,416	17,383	15,989	16,030	16,372	23,077	21,396	26,629	29,216	34,054	268,916
North Dakota	1,913	1,987	2,499	2,344	1,962	1,892	1,782	2,642	3,642	4,475	3,168	3,033	31,339
Ohio	21,797	24,203	25,101	21,786	17,170	15,859	17,474	24,991	25,414	29,493	37,101	36,644	297,033
Oklahoma	12,728	14,740	12,774	11,945	9,892	8,872	9,486	13,008	12,384	15,477	17,983	20,200	159,489
Oregon	9,866	10,659	12,438	11,695	9,588	9,462	8,202	11,110	14,680	12,187	11,606	16,020	137,513
Pennsylvania	42,920	44,417	54,478	46,684	40,223	36,303	38,259	44,403	47,875	58,871	62,360	50,909	567,702
Puerto Rico	510	654	582	583	606	617	670	838	808	978	630	672	8,148
Rhode Island	866	751	857	725	741	676	667	740	791	959	918	830	9,521
South Carolina	9,771	11,629	10,318	7,629	7,517	6,884	7,167	10,757	10,135	10,848	12,360	16,961	121,976
South Dakota	2,843	3,115	3,466	3,040	2,547	2,206	2,267	3,898	4,579	6,422	4,888	5,011	44,282
Tennessee	17,736	20,354	19,597	13,784	13,289	12,056	13,248	18,777	16,574	19,767	26,066	31,800	223,048
Texas	50,321	51,634	49,178	42,304	42,561	40,367	42,810	62,213	63,116	66,213	69,561	84,467	664,745
Utah	4,583	4,699	4,959	4,404	4,021	3,596	3,569	4,662	5,598	5,922	6,100	9,597	61,710
Vermont	1,240	1,657	2,117	1,844	1,381	1,041	1,159	1,448	2,021	2,586	2,245	1,744	20,483
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Virginia	14,014	15,358	15,481	13,285	11,665	10,760	11,908	15,177	15,936	20,438	22,305	25,462	191,789
Washington	13,151	14,857	15,370	15,924	15,994	13,910	14,102	16,150	17,315	19,637	17,503	19,526	193,439
West Virginia	9,397	11,808	11,248	9,510	8,140	6,953	7,825	9,931	11,584	15,209	18,015	15,226	134,846
Wisconsin	11,139	13,953	17,631	14,901	9,866	8,427	8,218	12,972	18,039	21,361	20,334	16,938	173,779
Wyoming	2,462	2,701	2,758	2,572	2,495	2,535	2,227	2,972	3,290	3,252	2,755	3,566	33,585

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2001
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	17,733	18,828	18,034	12,565	12,138	13,220	12,972	17,684	21,407	23,088	28,049	34,469	230,187
Alaska	2,409	2,343	2,912	3,398	2,965	2,626	3,198	3,902	3,784	5,278	3,478	3,666	39,959
Arizona	11,279	12,700	12,450	10,565	10,058	10,025	9,753	11,822	14,501	15,246	12,832	16,351	147,582
Arkansas	12,669	14,916	13,680	9,014	8,581	8,588	8,818	13,289	15,356	18,324	21,699	21,128	166,062
California	60,935	58,904	65,127	77,120	76,603	66,811	63,395	71,416	72,914	76,958	78,910	85,476	854,569
Colorado	23,654	23,686	29,331	23,024	21,077	21,850	21,457	28,926	36,990	43,020	35,152	40,529	348,696
Connecticut	7,118	6,485	7,482	6,894	6,879	6,339	5,753	6,175	7,855	10,892	9,119	8,698	89,689
Delaware	1,096	1,077	1,234	929	918	852	813	1,101	1,764	2,192	2,166	2,477	16,619
District of Columbia	0	1	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	17
Florida	23,164	22,384	23,281	19,361	18,478	19,021	19,017	22,195	29,526	38,217	32,050	36,702	303,396
Georgia	26,033	28,181	27,325	18,481	17,775	18,300	18,632	25,011	30,179	38,250	32,523	44,831	325,521
Guam	28	21	23	33	26	24	28	35	21	20	38	31	328
Hawaii	684	587	601	623	620	499	466	658	529	820	664	713	7,464
Idaho	5,395	5,802	6,379	5,517	5,392	4,852	4,874	6,228	8,312	8,371	6,666	7,612	75,400
Illinois	36,000	34,322	39,288	30,716	28,069	27,854	32,121	39,017	38,726	53,613	53,751	49,225	462,702
Indiana	12,951	13,402	14,906	11,399	10,842	18,746	14,374	17,113	16,272	22,702	21,780	21,293	195,780
Iowa	8,747	7,100	8,202	5,676	4,284	3,987	3,989	5,333	8,139	10,661	11,418	12,122	89,658
Kansas	7,760	7,392	8,141	5,507	4,860	4,899	4,842	7,090	8,493	11,160	12,580	12,684	95,408
Kentucky	17,820	20,955	20,312	14,259	12,909	13,848	13,077	19,612	20,022	24,942	28,614	32,626	238,996
Louisiana	12,131	12,930	12,527	8,474	8,720	10,172	10,495	15,894	18,421	21,704	21,112	25,195	177,775
Maine	2,587	2,633	3,363	3,270	2,570	2,421	2,886	3,994	6,996	9,346	5,010	4,943	50,019
Mariana Islands	20	0	9	0	6	0	13	85	9	6	0	0	148
Maryland	5,579	6,351	6,170	5,105	4,211	4,950	4,521	5,471	8,124	11,151	11,327	10,387	83,347
Massachusetts	5,293	5,064	5,747	4,747	4,780	4,307	4,243	4,528	5,533	7,727	6,993	7,673	66,635
Michigan	23,873	24,752	28,472	23,859	18,682	17,873	24,629	29,598	42,150	46,270	44,550	38,716	363,424
Minnesota	11,063	11,855	17,194	14,891	10,389	9,756	10,649	17,366	26,158	29,004	15,991	17,619	191,935
Mississippi	11,451	14,112	12,301	8,356	7,929	8,824	8,578	13,808	12,940	16,380	21,545	23,197	159,421
Missouri	14,123	15,936	16,461	12,672	10,300	10,642	10,427	15,539	18,019	24,876	23,866	26,609	199,470
Montana	4,342	5,076	6,185	5,718	5,300	5,264	4,779	6,424	8,365	9,769	6,244	7,286	74,752
Nebraska	3,221	2,906	3,305	2,370	2,116	2,111	2,246	3,158	4,633	6,270	5,835	6,230	44,401
Nevada	3,675	3,868	4,324	3,392	3,516	3,555	3,491	3,916	5,290	5,235	4,257	6,030	50,549
New Hampshire	2,858	2,740	3,165	3,236	2,477	2,480	2,824	3,402	5,627	6,886	5,158	4,874	45,727
New Jersey	3,187	2,897	3,413	2,704	2,691	2,417	2,139	2,662	3,350	4,722	4,829	4,516	39,527
New Mexico	6,254	7,537	7,669	5,731	5,457	5,531	5,331	7,009	7,704	9,292	8,083	9,276	84,874
New York	11,329	11,505	14,679	12,965	10,226	10,320	9,332	11,972	19,150	24,704	21,675	18,110	175,967
North Carolina	23,334	24,393	22,405	16,310	15,681	16,492	16,277	23,803	25,304	33,010	33,064	39,498	289,571
North Dakota	1,929	1,893	2,372	2,132	1,869	1,786	1,792	2,546	4,157	4,972	3,397	3,260	32,105
Ohio	19,819	22,710	24,668	18,712	15,075	15,312	13,934	20,725	29,848	33,599	40,008	37,749	292,159
Oklahoma	12,757	14,633	13,004	10,670	9,219	9,283	9,212	13,501	14,475	17,707	18,529	21,136	164,126
Oregon	9,562	10,541	12,324	10,977	9,033	10,431	8,517	10,936	16,615	13,958	12,373	16,028	141,295
Pennsylvania	34,202	36,228	44,975	36,360	30,679	29,275	28,635	35,334	49,455	63,468	63,805	57,465	509,881
Puerto Rico	402	439	493	404	524	537	590	868	736	738	719	645	7,095
Rhode Island	768	775	779	720	598	580	566	766	1,163	1,510	1,062	946	10,233
South Carolina	10,507	11,912	10,859	7,276	7,511	7,518	7,560	11,241	12,067	13,440	13,789	19,101	132,781
South Dakota	2,306	2,359	3,066	2,292	2,030	2,174	2,238	3,341	4,961	6,613	4,623	4,858	40,861
Tennessee	17,548	19,682	20,878	12,402	12,283	12,826	12,699	18,714	19,482	24,095	27,264	32,906	230,779
Texas	51,492	51,017	52,984	38,409	40,931	39,412	40,143	61,054	69,653	72,476	68,854	86,321	672,746
Utah	4,637	5,574	5,295	4,622	3,728	4,130	3,584	4,901	7,117	7,336	6,799	9,795	67,518
Vermont	1,030	1,460	1,750	1,615	1,031	1,059	1,193	1,416	2,506	3,054	2,503	2,040	20,657
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	13,793	15,198	15,645	11,970	11,315	11,170	11,535	13,733	17,970	23,054	23,635	27,163	196,181
Washington	11,703	11,536	13,278	11,289	10,471	11,110	10,940	12,833	16,619	20,541	14,250	16,810	161,380
West Virginia	9,167	10,844	11,306	8,399	7,406	7,652	7,603	10,176	12,520	17,649	19,121	16,578	138,421
Wisconsin	10,043	13,312	17,988	14,239	8,868	8,425	8,841	13,619	21,972	25,423	21,370	17,698	181,798
Wyoming	2,456	2,598	2,713	2,390	2,338	2,231	2,285	3,070	3,948	3,340	3,079	4,006	34,454

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 2000
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	17,860	19,309	17,001	13,017	11,832	12,944	12,451	16,404	19,885	19,647	27,199	34,362	221,911
Alaska	2,149	2,620	3,054	3,432	3,069	2,959	3,259	3,842	3,553	5,136	2,926	3,960	39,959
Arizona	12,192	13,882	14,125	11,946	10,782	10,755	10,557	12,126	12,278	12,289	11,402	15,929	148,263
Arkansas	12,592	16,075	13,984	10,908	9,462	9,758	9,266	12,734	15,732	17,174	22,007	19,936	169,628
California	57,800	58,905	64,895	65,796	62,909	64,614	60,311	63,724	59,837	62,588	74,834	98,293	794,506
Colorado	23,614	24,812	27,658	21,778	17,670	20,632	19,290	25,582	28,974	30,224	29,512	37,766	307,512
Connecticut	7,661	7,645	8,787	7,021	6,932	6,779	6,172	7,379	6,702	7,838	7,360	7,310	87,586
Delaware	1,057	1,133	1,251	1,108	870	880	912	1,042	1,275	1,612	2,002	2,205	15,347
District of Columbia	4	1	2	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	17
Florida	21,069	22,271	21,673	18,712	18,427	18,875	17,903	21,096	21,001	23,888	26,210	34,910	266,035
Georgia	29,933	34,114	30,832	21,741	19,557	20,972	21,094	26,402	29,985	33,658	34,476	49,593	352,357
Guam	23	16	23	15	18	22	30	22	23	26	24	37	279
Hawaii	576	511	574	419	452	489	574	651	726	630	539	468	6,609
Idaho	5,284	6,340	6,711	6,281	5,278	5,350	5,189	6,093	8,558	7,606	6,372	8,076	77,138
Illinois	39,273	38,528	44,109	34,673	30,664	28,722	27,627	42,307	37,925	43,841	42,378	39,724	449,771
Indiana	14,663	14,732	15,093	13,284	11,238	13,005	11,283	14,154	16,661	18,026	21,201	18,979	182,319
Iowa	8,619	7,661	7,994	5,501	4,179	4,003	3,875	5,660	7,692	10,620	11,298	10,694	87,796
Kansas	7,987	8,219	8,355	5,896	5,493	5,205	5,153	6,776	8,008	10,516	12,176	12,932	96,716
Kentucky	17,459	21,621	19,364	16,387	12,913	13,879	13,354	18,049	20,108	21,371	25,539	29,852	229,896
Louisiana	12,767	13,280	12,336	9,776	9,066	9,653	10,187	13,738	17,801	19,434	21,321	25,347	174,706
Maine	2,606	2,723	3,514	2,966	2,434	2,406	2,686	3,651	5,814	7,569	4,343	4,316	45,028
Mariana Islands	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	4	0	13
Maryland	5,758	6,566	7,482	7,440	5,508	5,364	5,403	6,441	7,892	8,461	9,620	8,374	84,309
Massachusetts	2,578	2,825	3,547	3,600	2,673	5,311	5,133	6,178	5,253	6,334	6,017	5,394	54,843
Michigan	21,227	21,793	25,935	22,333	18,250	18,150	19,471	22,187	32,946	33,831	35,147	29,391	300,661
Minnesota	10,104	12,752	17,218	14,781	10,317	10,808	10,839	17,129	25,944	25,793	15,027	14,388	185,100
Mississippi	12,200	15,169	12,341	9,147	8,458	9,220	9,271	13,038	14,049	15,286	21,595	24,206	163,980
Missouri	14,172	16,933	16,401	14,225	10,574	11,085	10,612	13,907	16,137	21,208	22,725	23,599	191,578
Montana	4,407	5,301	6,002	5,744	5,222	5,328	4,646	5,561	7,916	8,972	5,138	6,878	71,115
Nebraska	3,196	3,284	3,531	2,650	2,202	2,137	2,329	3,197	4,234	6,470	5,671	5,924	44,825
Nevada	4,238	4,432	4,424	3,963	3,799	3,611	3,585	3,738	4,303	3,991	3,845	5,878	49,807
New Hampshire	2,753	2,694	3,362	3,115	2,498	2,697	2,775	3,266	4,217	4,585	4,180	3,978	40,120
New Jersey	2,614	2,778	3,267	2,986	2,746	2,934	2,574	3,049	3,014	3,278	4,110	3,756	37,106
New Mexico	6,299	7,687	7,724	6,240	5,759	6,040	5,401	6,678	7,268	8,509	7,173	9,256	84,034
New York	10,957	11,106	12,957	12,524	10,157	9,527	10,067	13,188	17,307	19,620	19,475	17,089	163,974
North Carolina	23,910	27,125	24,942	18,841	16,974	17,839	17,014	23,641	23,661	26,848	31,520	38,569	290,884
North Dakota	1,834	2,099	2,656	2,498	1,948	1,973	1,904	2,931	4,236	4,742	2,849	2,688	32,358
Ohio	20,200	24,204	24,696	21,170	15,379	15,730	14,878	20,887	24,115	25,035	34,890	32,981	274,165
Oklahoma	11,957	14,972	12,702	11,516	9,323	10,371	9,467	11,635	13,080	14,820	17,563	19,582	156,988
Oregon	9,658	11,551	12,475	10,993	9,236	9,375	8,159	10,244	15,228	11,427	11,332	15,658	135,336
Pennsylvania	35,120	37,931	48,600	39,189	32,796	31,442	31,171	34,999	41,872	48,477	54,089	45,608	481,294
Puerto Rico	247	418	620	406	425	454	374	546	487	458	388	478	5,301
Rhode Island	774	853	939	784	669	682	595	699	754	867	957	841	9,414
South Carolina	9,905	11,851	10,773	7,565	6,810	7,483	7,514	11,491	11,329	11,497	13,827	18,573	128,618
South Dakota	1,997	2,288	2,500	2,300	1,901	1,905	2,094	3,181	4,695	6,187	3,717	3,958	36,723
Tennessee	18,928	21,178	19,940	14,344	12,968	12,596	16,221	19,449	19,087	20,079	26,567	33,316	234,673
Texas	48,626	52,861	51,666	42,204	41,947	42,043	45,518	59,994	65,110	62,872	66,996	83,133	662,970
Utah	4,611	5,831	5,549	4,379	4,006	3,964	3,953	5,111	7,019	6,522	5,848	10,627	67,420
Vermont	1,123	1,590	1,961	1,708	1,222	1,130	1,206	1,544	2,231	2,688	2,181	1,716	20,300
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	13,636	15,794	17,908	13,361	11,352	11,129	11,886	13,970	16,397	17,457	21,270	24,348	188,508
Washington	9,171	10,534	11,763	9,711	8,880	8,910	9,156	11,248	13,685	14,792	11,741	14,664	134,255
West Virginia	8,589	11,546	10,855	9,255	7,143	7,397	7,743	9,060	12,058	13,650	16,591	14,371	128,258
Wisconsin	10,368	13,013	16,615	14,441	9,928	9,160	9,498	14,009	22,239	24,736	20,647	15,838	180,492
Wyoming	2,508	2,956	3,047	2,563	2,202	2,339	2,267	2,765	3,838	3,178	2,725	3,907	34,295

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 1999
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 1999
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama	18,049	20,583	19,424	14,823	14,043	14,651	14,795	17,095	20,181	22,484	29,445	41,183	246,756
Alaska	2,278	2,413	3,206	3,931	3,278	3,201	3,744	4,243	3,623	5,723	3,169	4,264	43,073
Arizona	12,859	14,546	14,992	14,575	13,186	12,575	13,032	13,491	14,141	14,916	13,714	21,521	173,548
Arkansas	11,953	15,348	13,720	11,521	10,105	10,518	10,897	13,582	17,580	19,388	23,946	26,058	184,616
California	56,953	57,471	68,327	62,654	61,497	65,298	65,646	70,183	70,519	77,927	90,391	136,278	883,144
Colorado	19,503	22,239	17,287	11,739	10,605	10,842	10,758	20,607	25,084	32,436	30,811	45,397	257,308
Connecticut	6,265	8,069	7,877	9,111	8,202	6,931	4,940	6,899	6,599	7,326	6,614	8,376	87,209
Delaware	1,128	1,077	1,314	1,081	1,095	918	901	1,270	1,508	1,930	2,403	2,969	17,594
District of Columbia	1	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	5	0	2	21
Florida	18,999	22,252	23,492	19,219	18,891	19,383	20,004	20,093	20,399	25,667	28,490	42,811	279,700
Georgia	20,860	36,251	33,756	26,828	25,163	24,957	25,560	30,659	33,203	42,171	41,109	69,293	409,810
Guam	2	7	6	2	3	14	12	22	32	20	23	27	170
Hawaii	262	327	447	476	343	432	492	462	451	414	566	671	5,343
Idaho	5,080	5,480	6,357	6,507	5,677	5,166	6,015	6,435	8,510	8,614	6,794	9,279	79,914
Illinois	35,459	38,449	43,089	38,343	32,377	31,962	29,826	38,023	42,852	49,471	53,201	51,796	484,848
Indiana	15,337	15,961	16,938	16,525	15,176	14,030	12,594	15,226	15,027	19,328	22,242	24,798	203,182
Iowa	8,162	7,222	7,691	6,029	4,412	4,433	4,152	5,841	8,224	11,017	10,984	14,055	92,222
Kansas	8,023	7,694	8,992	6,682	5,975	6,027	6,148	7,834	8,454	11,495	13,783	15,001	106,108
Kentucky	17,909	22,311	20,740	17,439	13,777	14,373	15,838	18,205	19,990	23,993	28,229	35,408	248,212
Louisiana	12,849	14,060	14,239	10,733	10,248	11,232	12,224	14,292	19,591	21,964	23,991	30,592	196,015
Maine	2,319	2,745	3,379	2,765	2,490	2,256	2,758	4,036	6,213	8,503	4,744	4,952	47,160
Mariana Islands								38	0	0	13	0	51
Maryland	6,031	6,602	10,579	6,116	5,091	5,438	5,564	6,157	7,221	9,070	11,506	12,006	91,381
Massachusetts	843	1,016	1,593	1,766	1,449	1,542	1,735	2,045	2,344	3,332	3,151	3,498	24,314
Michigan	16,046	20,335	25,251	21,994	18,959	17,867	18,442	23,906	31,658	35,334	39,395	38,582	307,769
Minnesota	6,724	9,473	13,747	12,274	9,467	9,734	10,093	18,249	25,704	26,815	17,026	18,623	177,929
Mississippi	12,436	15,882	13,857	10,735	9,395	9,781	11,045	13,121	14,959	18,299	23,713	28,891	182,114
Missouri	13,490	16,814	17,567	15,281	11,831	11,666	11,503	14,727	17,471	23,087	24,418	28,781	206,636
Montana	4,276	5,009	6,106	5,844	5,203	5,236	5,173	5,995	7,592	9,588	5,777	7,228	73,027
Nebraska	3,159	3,172	3,475	2,859	2,389	2,357	2,458	3,534	4,628	6,563	6,204	7,161	47,959
Nevada	4,724	4,869	5,363	4,785	4,667	4,520	4,521	4,839	5,328	5,044	5,350	8,365	62,375
New Hampshire	1,464	1,465	1,865	2,940	2,779	2,504	2,944	3,514	4,198	4,974	4,288	4,776	37,711
New Jersey	2,498	2,616	3,283	3,026	2,719	2,743	2,751	3,122	3,058	3,650	4,468	4,667	38,601
New Mexico	6,671	7,686	8,341	7,082	6,475	6,806	6,546	7,147	7,656	9,754	8,119	12,123	94,406
New York	10,897	13,144	17,668	17,394	14,696	11,237	9,838	13,126	17,319	20,254	20,639	20,415	186,627
North Carolina	21,771	25,866	25,738	19,965	17,945	18,957	18,917	23,651	24,381	29,922	34,673	47,921	309,707
North Dakota	1,340	1,600	2,055	1,748	1,747	1,621	1,947	2,710	4,149	4,745	2,885	3,317	29,864
Ohio	16,731	23,524	24,939	22,586	18,019	16,514	17,398	22,262	25,418	29,770	38,940	41,496	297,597
Oklahoma	12,089	14,651	13,343	12,221	10,631	10,679	10,499	12,145	13,797	16,106	19,020	24,255	169,436
Oregon	9,612	11,276	13,267	12,486	11,186	11,036	11,891	11,452	15,553	13,688	18,094	20,817	160,358
Pennsylvania	32,267	39,417	51,500	43,248	36,831	34,503	35,319	43,037	45,129	56,297	66,033	57,974	541,555
Puerto Rico	402	338	445	363	435	376	357	449	540	513	480	492	5,190
Rhode Island	834	786	925	806	762	719	749	837	860	1,102	1,072	1,225	10,677
South Carolina	9,543	12,565	12,282	9,358	8,808	8,670	9,706	11,834	12,646	12,889	15,056	22,136	145,493
South Dakota	1,389	1,685	1,852	1,783	1,491	1,464	1,773	2,730	3,959	5,524	3,713	3,964	31,327
Tennessee	18,473	23,304	23,035	17,000	15,515	16,197	17,775	19,662	19,384	23,761	28,471	41,637	264,214
Texas	50,992	55,148	54,096	45,727	44,247	46,105	50,160	57,184	65,731	68,080	70,540	102,015	710,025
Utah	5,055	5,933	6,021	5,987	5,333	4,393	4,538	5,330	7,355	8,016	7,607	12,150	77,718
Vermont	1,043	1,668	1,941	1,599	1,156	1,142	1,320	1,752	2,603	3,129	2,440	2,425	22,218
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	14,009	16,053	17,193	13,933	13,730	13,169	14,252	15,158	17,429	20,783	23,033	29,812	208,554
Washington	8,695	9,383	10,551	9,229	9,134	9,520	9,308	10,532	12,125	15,494	11,957	17,746	133,674
West Virginia	8,260	11,206	10,867	9,908	7,361	7,481	8,507	9,226	11,904	16,359	17,481	15,911	134,471
Wisconsin	7,780	10,578	14,891	14,936	10,694	9,133	9,754	13,962	21,306	24,664	22,690	18,952	179,340
Wyoming	2,180	2,643	2,776	2,702	2,531	2,602	2,513	3,047	3,724	3,524	2,993	4,241	35,476

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

NICS Firearm Background Checks
Year 1998
November 30, 1998 - December 31, 1998
STATE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTALS
Alabama											1,062	35,506	36,568
Alaska											145	3,840	3,985
Arizona											379	17,074	17,453
Arkansas											589	21,163	21,752
California											2,101	65,344	67,445
Colorado											622	23,176	23,798
Connecticut											80	6,790	6,870
Delaware											55	2,080	2,135
District of Columbia											0	0	0
Florida											812	31,529	32,341
Georgia											62	3,757	3,819
Guam											0	9	9
Hawaii											28	403	431
Idaho											176	7,163	7,339
Illinois											22	41,455	41,477
Indiana											347	22,171	22,518
Iowa											482	14,168	14,650
Kansas											398	11,988	12,386
Kentucky											840	31,029	31,869
Louisiana											799	26,843	27,642
Maine											100	4,006	4,106
Mariana Islands													0
Maryland											318	8,689	9,007
Massachusetts											43	1,400	1,443
Michigan											1,025	29,571	30,596
Minnesota											319	11,797	12,116
Mississippi											784	25,313	26,097
Missouri											578	23,509	24,087
Montana											201	6,205	6,406
Nebraska											186	6,469	6,655
Nevada											159	6,280	6,439
New Hampshire											55	2,387	2,442
New Jersey											77	3,718	3,795
New Mexico											211	8,822	9,033
New York											319	14,417	14,736
North Carolina											1,310	37,633	38,943
North Dakota											58	2,379	2,437
Ohio											952	31,529	32,481
Oklahoma											633	19,442	20,075
Oregon											344	13,680	14,024
Pennsylvania											17	48,300	48,317
Puerto Rico											2	511	513
Rhode Island											38	1,021	1,059
South Carolina											6	9,559	9,565
South Dakota											74	2,677	2,751
Tennessee											107	24,666	24,773
Texas											2,794	79,605	82,399
Utah											267	10,415	10,682
Vermont											59	2,057	2,116
Virgin Islands											0	0	0
Virginia											24	25,170	25,194
Washington											361	11,641	12,002
West Virginia											408	13,786	14,194
Wisconsin											241	15,201	15,442
Wyoming											107	3,379	3,486

NOTE:	These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not, in any way, represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
NOTE:

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