Extending “because we can”, any time legislators hint at further restricting access, we demonstrate “because we can” in droves by buying more. Guns being extremely durable, the cumulative numbers just keep increasing. Guns being kinda expensive, most people don’t have a lot of them - so when they do buy another, the percent increase owned is substantial.
Hmmm. Anyone have any firarms with wear ratings on them like tires? AA 600 wear rating. Warranty for 50,000 rounds? Mountain/snowflake stamped on the barrel? You know for use in winter weather.