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Old 04-20-2012, 07:03 AM   #19
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Default Re: States With The Most Guns ........

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Originally Posted by CampingJosh View Post
It's based on NICS calls per 100,000 residents. Which is to say, the Daily Beast badly misnamed the article.

When I saw the one-representative states up at the top, I knew it was per capita rather than raw numbers.
Some states run the NICS on all of their current license/permit holders on a regular basis (monthly, quarterly, etc.), a practice that would make this list wholly deceptive. I would be willing to bet that Kentucky is one that does this frequently.
Ya, I am sure.
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