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USA. 2016 ‘Federal Firearms Licensees by State 2014.’ ATF Firearms Commerce in the United States: Annual Statistical Update 2015; Exhibit 11, p. 19. Washington DC: US Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). 15 March
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Exhibit 11. Federal Firearms Licensees [Dealers] by State 2014
State: FFL Population
Alabama: 2,394
Alaska: 975
Arizona: 3,189
Arkansas: 2,042
California: 8,564
Colorado: 2,893
Connecticut: 1,843
Delaware: 350
District of Columbia: 25
Florida: 7,634
Georgia: 3,833
Hawaii: 300
Idaho: 1,423
Illinois: 5,239
Indiana: 2,983
Iowa: 2,188
Kansas: 1,919
Kentucky: 2,547
Louisiana: 2,184
Maine: 978
Maryland: 3,411
Massachusetts: 3,993
Michigan: 4,350
Minnesota: 2,720
Mississippi: 1,562
Missouri: 5,437
Montana: 1,551
Nebraska: 1,170
Nevada: 1,406
New Hampshire: 1,192
New Jersey: 565
New Mexico: 1,161
New York: 4,180
North Carolina: 4,828
North Dakota: 663
Ohio: 5,087
Oklahoma: 2,509
Oregon: 2,542
Pennsylvania: 6,325
Rhode Island: 613
South Carolina: 2,243
South Dakota: 817
Tennessee: 3,500
Texas: 10,829
Utah: 1,316
Vermont: 544
Virginia: 4,508
Washington: 2,899
West Virginia: 1,518
Wisconsin: 3,161
Wyoming: 896
Other Territories: 117
Total: 141,116
Source: ATF, Federal Firearms Licensing Center, Firearms Licensing System. Data is based on active firearms licenses and related statistics as of the end of the fiscal year.
[ATF = Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]
[Editor's note: Persons who are federally licensed to be gun collectors, or to be engaged in the business of manufacturing, importing, or selling firearms are known as "federal firearms licensees (FFLs)" - §923(a) of the US Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended.]