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USA. 2013 ‘Federal Firearms Licensees by State 2012.’ ATF Firearms Commerce in the United States: Annual Statistical Update 2013; Exhibit 11, p. 18. Washington DC: US Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). 1 April
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Exhibit 11. Federal Firearms Licensees [Dealers] by State 2012
State: FFL Population
Alabama: 2,241
Alaska: 998
Arizona: 2,895
Arkansas: 1,938
California: 7,989
Colorado: 2,611
Connecticut: 1,721
Delaware: 326
District of Columbia: 26
Florida: 6,951
Georgia: 3,601
Hawaii: 278
Idaho: 1,307
Illinois: 4,584
Indiana: 2,825
Iowa: 2,018
Kansas: 1,826
Kentucky: 2,346
Louisiana: 2,040
Maine: 913
Maryland: 2,780
Massachusetts: 3,524
Michigan: 4,177
Minnesota: 2,682
Mississippi: 1,418
Missouri: 6,015
Montana: 1,467
Nebraska: 1,115
Nevada: 1,285
New Hampshire: 1,088
New Jersey: 509
New Mexico: 1,076
New York: 3,928
North Carolina: 4,331
North Dakota: 620
Ohio: 4,712
Oklahoma: 2,301
Oregon: 2,509
Pennsylvania: 5,891
Rhode Island: 504
South Carolina: 2,047
South Dakota: 742
Tennessee: 3,316
Texas: 9,614
Utah: 1,133
Vermont: 553
Virginia: 4,183
Washington: 2,724
West Virginia: 1,420
Wisconsin: 2,959
Wyoming: 806
Other Territories: 93
Total: 130,956
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.]
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