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gun/person ratio?
Ray B
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I herd a statistic on TV- it was in reply to someone that called the Second Amendment Silly & Outdated. the person said there were 300+ million people in the US and that there are an estimated 100 million guns. So if no one had more than one gun, there would still be 200+ million people in the US that are without a firearm. Are these numbers anywhere near correct?
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I am sure they want to change that some day they will do as other country's have done to be more civilized , demand all to be requester it or you become a out law subject to loosing your home and family .
then after registering they will decide what you can or should have and force you to turn in or the same fate awaits.
I do not know any one with just one firearm its more than one or none at all and they refuse to have one .
BATF has estimated about 310-360 million privately owned firearms. More than Law Enforcement and the military combined by a LARGE factor. It is estimated that 1 in 3 households has a least 1 firearm. Please note the 2009 date- the RATE of manufacture has increased, and ATF does publish an annual report on NEW gun production.
Typical argument that starts on a fallacy. Tell a lie, and build on it.
C&P:
By . 2009, the estimated total number of firearms available to civilians in the United States had increased to approximately 310 million: 114 million handguns, 110 million rifles, and 86 million shotguns(36). Per capita, the civilian gun stock has roughly doubled since 1968, from one gun per every two persons to one gun per person.
*ATF = U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Sources cited:
25) Jens Ludwig and Phillip J. Cook, Guns in America: National Survey on Private Ownership and Use of Firearms, NCJ 165476, May 1999, http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/165476.pdf.
I have xtra for folks needing something when the SHTF.
Great idea for a giveaway!!!!!
Please put me in for something in the .30 caliber range.
When will you draw the name?
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quote:Originally posted by select-fire
I have xtra for folks needing something when the SHTF.
Great idea for a giveaway!!!!!
Please put me in for something in the .30 caliber range.
When will you draw the name?
[:D]
If you are on a gun forum and don't own a firearm.. something is wrong with this picture. There will be folks locally that don't have a working firearm or ammo.
I must have a couple that belong to someone else. Too bad.
quote:Originally posted by US Military Guy
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
I have xtra for folks needing something when the SHTF.
Great idea for a giveaway!!!!!
Please put me in for something in the .30 caliber range.
When will you draw the name?
[:D]
If you are on a gun forum and don't own a firearm.. something is wrong with this picture. There will be folks locally that don't have a working firearm or ammo.
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Yep, you are right. I got everything covered.
Deleting my favorite porn sights now. [:D] [:D] [:D]
If the local folks don't have a working gun or ammo right now, what will they do with one, when you give them one?
I have three friends who have shot with me before, but never owned a gun of their own who in the last few months have asked me to recommend what to get.
Each of them now has at least one handgun, a shotgun, and an AR. I am taking my next door neighbor shopping later this week.
My work is never done. [;)][8D]
i think it is more like 10 guns to every man,woman child
I heard that before. They say that there are enough guns in private hands for every
man, woman and child to have 10 each. Of those guns in private hands, they are owned by
approximately 100 million people.
The U.S. Citizenry is considered the third largest armed body on the planet.
If that is the truth that means that there are approximately 3.75 billion firearms in the U.S.[:0]
But how many of those are antiques that are unsafe to fire or are not fireable?
Considering that Ruger alone has sold more than 1 million firearms each year for the past several years, that number sounds reasonable.
So...even if there are only 100 million guns (not true) there will be 300 million within 10 years, if sales stagnate.
Estimates are that 40-50% of households have at least one gun. Let's say there are 80,000,000 gun owners. That's roughly one out four Americans. In my circle of friends I don't know anyone who only has one gun although I'm sure there are many folks who do have but one. In my group I'd say the average number of guns is about 25. Let's assume my friends are a little crazy and have twice as many guns as is the actual figure nationwide. Round down to 12 guns per gun owner. I think that estimate of 12 guns is reasonable.
80,000,000 x 12 is 816,000,000 guns. Let's say I am over estimating by 50%. That makes it 6 guns per owner or 408,000,000 guns.
The 300,000,000 figure from ATF would mean less than 4 guns per owner. I think that number is much too low.
Too old to live...too young to die...
I have also heard they have no idea how many firearms are in the hands of the public , its just a guess based on production x the years being produced . no way to tell imports legal or illegal in the country
I am sure they want to change that some day they will do as other country's have done to be more civilized , demand all to be requester it or you become a out law subject to loosing your home and family .
then after registering they will decide what you can or should have and force you to turn in or the same fate awaits.
I do not know any one with just one firearm its more than one or none at all and they refuse to have one .
Not sure I know anyone with less than 10 guns.