This Map Shows America’s Most Armed Counties. #1 Might Surprise You.

WideOpenSpaces ^ | September 10, 2014 | Matt Alpert

[TigersEye]

I thought it would be a little odd to name a county in AZ Nez Perce. The author got it right in the bullet list though.

[FreedomNotSafety]

Growing up in hog farm country I know a pile of shiite when I smell it. But thanks for causing us all to think a little.

[Rodamala]

[DakotaGator]

Ping.

Minnehaha and Pennington Counties on the list. Figure the rest of SD is in stealth mode ;-)

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Texas...is surprisingly not one of the top 10 most armed counties.”

Actually, that doesn’t surprise me because Texas is not a county.

[huldah1776]

Now I know how the CIA feels when there is a leak. Broadcast it to the world, whydonchya.

[Duckdog]

Same thing for Montana, 90% of the homes in the state have at least one in the home.

[catfish1957]

Not surprising about Texas, I lost all mine in a boating accident, just like all my friends.

[MaxMax]

82. Dallas County, TX (Dallas, Garland, Irving), pop. 2,218,899: 27.7%

I wish it were more.

[rockinqsranch]

Amen. Almost exactly what I was thinking as I read the article. It’s most definitely BS.

[snowtigger]

Fairbanks is number one in Lots more ways than this. But I am still proud of this one. It would be higher but, we have that #$*^&% college up there. That's probably where they got their stats.

I am personally holding one for my granddaughter while she matriculates there.

[elteemike]

Yeah, me too...Until the unfortunate boating accident...

[GizzyGirl]

I am not only living in wrong state, but wrong county as well. I want to live in red area, where people believe in protecting ourselves, neighbors AND our country’s rights and freedom! I keep saying it’s time to leave my state, and will do just that as soon as I can!!

[x1stcav]

Damn! There we are #6.

I’m actually thinking of moving because there’s never anything dramatic going on around here.

I wonder why?

[exit82]

Heartening to see that Sussex county, DE is No. 54; No. 55 is the county just north of us, Kent County, DE.

Both with 33.7%.

The trouble is with the northern DE folks in New Castle County.

Those libs outnumber us.

[MileHi]

#6 is my ‘hood.

[X-spurt]

No doubt, but we are smart enough to NOT tell Facebook.

[MileHi]

Pretty much left #69 for #6. You can hear the 1880s from my front pourch. {:0)

[vpintheak]

Woo-hoo! Fairbanks!

[7thson]

I have to agree with you. I grew up in Staunton, VA and VA is not listed in the top 100. When I grew up then, tons of guns. I would like to know how they gathered the data.