A firearms census.

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To see how the states compare in terms of registered firearms per capita, CBS News looked at data from the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, which is maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and at 2013 population estimates from the Census Bureau. The report offers only a partial picture, however, because the bureau doesn't report figures for handguns, which make up a large portion of the guns in the U.S. "The total numbers of guns in each state would actually be much higher," the report says.

Total Firearms/ registered State 1,000 people firearms Wyoming 195.7 114,052 District of Columbia 66.4 42,897 Arkansas 41.6 123,130 New Mexico 40.5 84,471 Virginia 30.1 248,939 Idaho 24.2 39,019 Alabama 20 96,744 Nevada 19.5 54,4366 Alaska 15.2 11,167 Louisiana 15.1 69,668 Maryland 15 88,732 Pennsylvania 15 191,1891 Georgia 14.6 145,412 New Hampshire 14.6 19,284 Indiana 14.1 92,700 Kentucky 13.5...