The Top 5 U.S. States with the Highest Increase in NFA Registered Firearms

  U.S. State % Increase
(from 2014 to 2015)
Registered Firearms
(Feb 2015)
Registered Firearms
(Feb 2014)
1 Utah 105.90% 77,193 37,490
2 Iowa 64.81% 31,117 18,880
3 West Virginia 34.35% 23,415 17,429
4 Florida 27.30% 254,391 199,828
5 South Dakota 23.89% 11,989 9,677
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Sources:  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: "National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR)"

List Notes: Data is the the top 5 U.S. states with the highest percent increase in firearm registrations from February 2014 to February 2015. Firearms are defined by the NFRTR as a machine gun, silencer, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun and any other weapon from which a shot can be discharged and which is capable of being concealed on a person.
U.S. States with the Highest Increase in NFA Registered Firearms

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