British Gun Turn-In: Heavy on Air Guns, Low on Ammunition

Gun Watch ^ | 16 January, 2018 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Some nice antiques on the table

Image from bristolpost.co.uk
 England promoted a national firearms amnesty/turn-in during 2017. In Bristol, 313 "guns" were turned in, along with a whopping 120 rounds of ammunition!

That is one round of ammo for every 2.6 "guns". I put "guns" in quotes, because only 186 of the 313 items were actual firearms. Most of those had no ammunition for them.  Here is the breakdown. From bristolpost.co.uk:

A breakdown of the guns handed in...

• Flare 3
• Shotgun 80
• Rifle 25
• Air weapon 96
• BB gun 14
• Pistol/Revolver 81
• Starter pistol 11
• Slaughtering gun 2
• Stun gun 1

More than 35% of the guns (110) are air-guns (BB guns are air-guns).  That is a higher percentage than what I observed in Australia during the 2017 gun amnesty., in that country. The number of air-guns I saw during the Australia amenesty amounted to a bit more than 25%.

The ammunition turn-in at Bristol was underwhelming. I wonder how many actual firearms turned in might have been kept if the owners had ammunition for them.

The article shows how significant the lack of ammunition is. To create a scary hypothetical, the author has to dig deep.

A .38 revolver was turned in.

Separately, a bag of .38 ammunition was turned in:

“For example, a .38 revolver was surrendered and, separately, a bag of live .38 bullets. The two combined would have been a lethal weapon that could have fallen into the hands of criminals and caused significant harm or death.

The implication is that almost none of the guns turned in had ammunition turned in with them. That fits the given numbers.

The U.S. has over 400 million guns. No one keeps track, but during the four years of the .22 ammunition bubble, approximately 20 billion rounds of .22 ammunition was sold in the United States.  Most was stored, not shot. I do not have an estimate for centerfire ammunition, but it would be in the multiple billions of rounds.

It is not unusual for a single firearm aficionado to have 50,000 rounds of ammunition.  Private gun owners in the United States could easily possess a 100 billion rounds of ammunition or more.

The United States will not be following Australia or England anytime soon.

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[marktwain]

Some of the antique revolvers on the table are worth thousands of dollars.

Who knows what treasures might be among the double barreled shotguns turned in? Holland and Holland? Purdey? Boss?

[IncPen]

With the rise of militant Islam in the country, anyone who gives up a gun deserves what’s going to happen to them...

[WayneS]

It is not unusual for a single firearm aficionado to have 50,000 rounds of ammunition.

At least I'm not unusual...

[Riley]

It is not unusual for a single firearm aficionado to have 50,000 rounds of ammunition. Private gun owners in the United States could easily possess a 100 billion rounds of ammunition or more.

100 billion rounds? What? I have some 5.56 to get rid of but it isn't even anything approaching 50k rounds.

I can't imagine how I'd even store 100 billion rounds. If I spent every waking hour of the rest of my life burning that off and giving it away, I have no idea how I could go through that.

[marktwain]

There are about 100 million gun owners in the United States.

100 billion rounds would mean the average number of rounds each would be 1,000.

[riverrunner]

There are gun owners out there that a 1000 rounds of ammo per firearm would be the minimum.

[wally_bert]

Destruction is all the progs care about.

Senseless waste of anything sickens me.

[Riley]

I was wondering what the hell I was going to do with 100 billion rounds LOL

[super7man]

It is not unusual for a single firearm aficionado to have 50,000 rounds of ammunition.

Pikers.

[oldasrocks]

I know one guy who swears he has over 1 million rounds squirreled away. Mostly military surplus.

[DaveA37]

I await their “Knife/Sword/Axe” turn-in, thereby reducing their new Muslim immigrants capability to use such weapons against their real citizens. It will be interesting, stay tuned.

[marktwain]

I await their “Knife/Sword/Axe” turn-in

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They have been doing them for years.

One group is calling for bans on any knives with a point.

They are serious. They are now calling “knife crime” a “public health problem”.

[Svartalfiar]

100 billion rounds would mean the average number of rounds each would be 1,000.

Most gun owners probably own a .22 rifle and/or pistol. And you usually buy the ammo for that in small bricks of 500 or 550 rounds. When I first bought one of my little rifles, Federal had a box of 550 rounds of .22lr at Academy, for $16 or $18 each. Nowadays it's closer to $25 or $30 per 500 rounds, but you still generally buy them two or three thousand at a time. I would really guess the average gun owner has more than 1,000 rounds stored.

[Bonemaker]

More of this sickening shit. Would be like settlers disarming ....in Sioux country.

[Garvin]

Brother in Law came over from UK. Caught him staring at what was available in the cutlery section in Wal-Mart, so I took him to a local Gun and Knife show then out to the range. He tells anyone in the UK who will listen what a great time he had.

[unread]

Slaughtering gun..!! I've got to get me one of those..!!!

:)

[DaveA37]

“public health problem”......

I’d suggest they look squarely at the influx of Muslims they have let into their country, THERE is you “health” problem.

[super7man]

Seems to me like the Muslims have no problem getting guns when they want them.

[Keyhopper]

Look!
Squirrel

[Nailbiter]

wait until they ban rocks and clubs