Lots of people are packing heat in South Dakota.  But not as many as in Wyoming.  They have the #1 position among the 'Most Heavily Armed States in America'.

For every 1,000 residents in Wyoming there are 195.7 guns, about three times the rate of 2nd-place D.C. That's 114,052 registered firearms in a state with a population of only 582,658 people.

Here is the breakdown of the Most Heavily Armed States in America:

22- South Dakota - 9,677 registered firearms dispersed among 844,877 people.
21- South Carolina
20- Colorado
19- Oklahoma
18- Texas
17- Utah
16- Kentucky
15- Indiana
14- New Hampshire
13- Georgia
12- Pennsylvania
11- Maryland
10- Louisiana
9- Alaska
8- Nevada
7- Alabama
6- Idaho
5- Virginia
4- New Mexico
3- Arkansas
2- District of Columbia
1- Wyoming

Does this make you feel safer or more concerned?

 

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