States with the Highest Number of Gun Shows, 1998
| Rank |
State |
Number of Shows1 |
| 1 |
Texas |
472 |
| 2 |
Pennsylvania |
250 |
| 3 |
Florida |
224 |
| 4 |
Illinois |
203 |
| 5 |
California |
188 |
| 6 |
Indiana |
180 |
| 7 |
North Carolina |
170 |
| 8 |
Oregon |
160 |
| 9 |
Ohio |
148 |
| 10 |
Nevada |
129 |
1Gun show data available only for the top 10 states.
Source: Gun Shows: Brady Checks and Crime Gun Traces, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, January 1999.
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