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Here are the Most Weapons in Sweden

There are close to two million registered weapons in Sweden, which are distributed among 600,000 Swedes.

NYHETER24

28 February 2013

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The number of registered weapons in Sweden is up to 1,955,478. It is almost a weapon for every fifth Swede. But the weapons are distributed among 599,243 Swedes who have a weapons license .

The vast majority of weapons are in Jämtland, where 17 percent - 596 weapons per 1,000 inhabitants - of the inhabitants own a weapon. Then comes Norrbotten with 526 weapons per inhabitant.

[Region - Licensed Firearms Holders - Number of Registered Firearms]

Stockholm - Holders: 65 501 - Weapon: 185 804.
Uppsala County - Holders: 20 971 - Weapons: 69 372.
Södermanland - Holders: 15 408 - Weapons: 51 744.
Östergötland - Holders: 25 119 - Weapon: 83 284.
Jönköping - Holders: 25 439 - Weapon: 90 726.
Kronoberg - Holders: 15 888 - Weapons: 55 372.
Kalmar County - Holders: 22 365 - Weapons: 77 122.
Gotland - Holders: 5 757 - Weapon: 16 901.
Blekinge - Holders: 11,990 - Weapons: 38,540 .
Scania - Holders: 56 724 - Weapons: 172 122.
Halland - Holders: 19 140 - Weapons: 62 744.
Västra Götaland - Holders: 79 300 - Weapons: 255 609.
Värmland - Holders: 28 066 - Weapon: 101 453.
Örebro County - Holders: 17 651 - Weapons: 60 821.
Västmanland - Holders: 13 258 - Weapons: 43 207.
Dalarna - Holders: 29 994 - Weapon: 105 982.
Gävleborg - Holders: 24 854 - Weapon: 87 066.
Västernorrland - Holders: 25 319 - Weapon: 80 829.
Jämtland - Holders: 21 918 - Weapons: 75 264.
Västerbotten - Holders: 34 203 - Weapons: 110 824.
Norrbotten - Holders: 40 378 - Weapon: 130 692.

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