How Heavily Armed Is Florida?

ST. PETE, FL — Florida has more than 1.4 million concealed weapons license holders, but it doesn’t come close to leading the nation in the number of guns per capita.

As it turns out, the Sunshine State is ranked No. 30 in an analysis conducted by CBS News with data from the ATF’s National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, as well as 2013 Census data. The CBS analysis put the number of guns per 1,000 Floridians at 10.2.

Only firearms included in categories regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934 are included in the analysis that covered all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Here’s a look at the top 10 most armed states:

1. Wyoming

2. Washington, DC

3. Arkansas

4. New Mexico

5. Virginia

6. Idaho

7. Alabama

8. Nevada

9. Alaska

10. Louisiana

The least armed state? New York.

The number of Floridians who are concealed weapons license holders topped 1.4 million as 2015 came to an end. In fact, the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported it had issued nearly 160,000 new concealed weapons licenses in 2015 alone.

Check out CBS’ full report on its website.

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