U.S. Owns More Than 40 Percent Of Civilian-Owned Firearms

U.S. Owns More Than 40 Percent Of Civilian-Owned Firearms
A new report finds civilians in the United States own more guns than those in any other country holding nearly 40 percent of the estimated 857 million guns in private hands.
In a report released Monday, the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey says Americans own 393 million firearms more than the combined total owned in the survey’s other top 25 countries. The report comprises data collected during the past decade.
A new report finds civilians in the United States own more guns than those in any other country holding nearly 40 percent of the estimated 857 million guns in private hands.
In a report released Monday, the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey says Americans own 393 million firearms more than the combined total owned in the survey’s other top 25 countries. The report comprises data collected during the past decade.
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If you wouldn't have such a nice country (Last trip to CO was awesome!) maybe we wouldn't consider moving over there! (Not even considering the gun issue).
Wonder if that data is considering only the small arms actually owned by the civilian population or also the guns currently stored/impounded for judicial/criminal reasons (That shouldn't be a small number), institutions' collections, permanently deactivated/obsolete firearms and weaponry in the hands of law enforcement. Usually those reports are HEAVILY biased towards the disarmament ideology and tend to pump up the figures to "shock and awe" the ignorant crowds and our political enemies.
I agree 100% and suspect the fake news statisticians are using the original Geneva Convention definition of a military combatant as a uniformed military member of a sovereign nation. Civilians are non-combatants. ISIS, Al Quida, Hummus (sarcasm) and all the others are no longer classified as civilians. When I was in Bosnia (2000) the civilians were allowed to posses small arms. mostly AK-47s. The unorganized militia of the USA requires all able bodied male citizens and those officially trying to become citizens from the age of 17 to 45 to be members. subtract those and our civilian gun owners would certainly decrease.
Antonio, if you happened to land somewhere in the southeastern USA, I just imagine you would fit right in- - - -once you acquired a 4 wheel drive pickup and a pair of bib overalls, we'd probably make you an honorary redneck! That Colorado bunch is beginning to look way too much like Commiefornicators!
LOL!
Jerry
My pal in CO was complaining about the "hippiefication" of the State...seems like too many liberals have moved there carrying their pinko nonsense along. Still the views were amazing and the family had a blast.....never saw so many big game animals running around in my life!
To contribute to the statistics issue, according to the local "BATF" there are over 300K registered firearms in civilian hands down here; of that amount, probably 40K are .38 revolvers (80%), .380 pistols and 12GA pump shotguns, all in hands of private armed security; another 20K or so belong to law enforcement and military personnel, mostly active, that own them as personal "off duty" weaponry. The rest are almost 90% single-shot shotguns used by peasants in rural areas for self defense and survival hunting, or .38 Special revolvers & .380ACP pistols owned by common citizens for HD, self-protection or CCWs. The remaining are all the other kinds of guns, like rimfire and centerfire rifles, etc.
It's said that another 300,000 are unregistered guns, but based from my experience on the field, that's a hugely inflated number; maybe no more than 100,000 including makeshift guns, antiques and actual firearms, along with guns in the hands of criminals (Mostly handguns) and actually used in illegal activities like murder-by-contract, robberies (Mostly), terrorism, poaching and drug-related crimes.
State probably owns something in the vicinity of 100-150K firearms, mostly MBRs (FALs, Galils, AKMs, G-3s, etc.), assorted SMGs, MGs, 9mm. pistols and revolvers (Mostly law enforcement) along with a bunch of shotguns and various types of small arms.
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