That is more than all the private firearms that existed in the U.S. before the Gun Control Act of 1968. The number of guns in the U.S. will have quadrupled in less than 50 years.
That’s gotta bother some leftists...
They probably still assume that the gov’t is so all powerful that hundreds of millions of guns in private hands won’t matter.
I am all for gun control of liberals. If they believe we don’t need them, I suggest they turn all their guns in.
homObama = best gun salesperson ever.
The Current Occupant has been one of the best salesmen of personal firearms the world has ever seen.
I purchased the first firearm I have ever owned in my life in November 2008, and while I pray it shall never be fired in anger, it is kept maintained and in working order.
And close at hand in the home.
Yep! Bought my first gun two weeks ago... Ruger 38 Special Revolver
Leftists say deporting 14 million illegals is impossible. Wait until they come after 400 million guns!
I also have been hearing ARs are flooding the market.
Have not seen a great drop in price but would like to pick up a couple more for the safe to go with my surplus ammo.
Would also like to pick up a M1A Scout or SoCom as well. Need a CQB .308 and just do not like the AR platform for this. Got a couple of AKs but prefer a .308 because of ammo supply I have.
A legacy indeed. Hussien tries to push gun control and once again, he fails.....epically.
The numbers above are based on NICS checks.
In NC, a person with a CCW permit can purchase a gun without the NICS check, I believe...as they’ve already been vetted for their license.
Would those purchases be outside of the numbers above?
—while THE ONE has outdone all the others ,let’s not forget the contributions early on of Dianne Feinstein , Slick Willie and Hildabeast and all the others with the original “assault weapon” ban—
There are already more than 400 million, a lot more than 400 million.
Gun manufacturers have never and probably never will accurately report how many they have sold or manufactured.
I think there are probably 1 billion+ in the U.S.
The reasoning behind my thought is this; there have been many stories about how many deer tags are sold every year in the United States and the relationship between that number and the number of gun owners. I can tell you from my experience that that doesn’t even come close to a fair representation.
I know at least 50 people who have from as little as 20 to as many as 250 guns who never hunt. Some haven’t hunted in years and some have never hunted. I have never seen a number that I felt after reading represented these peoples gun ownership. Combine that with the obscure records of the number of guns produced especially from years past and I think the number of privately held guns is considerably higher than ever reported.
Who would ever tell a stranger or the government how many guns they actually own?
Now THAT is some “change we can believe in”.
And a corresponding increase in tragic boating accidents, no doubt.
I think I need to add to that - help reach that 400 million mark. I’m thinking another handgun in 45 ACP. I have a classic full-size 1911. I’m thinking something slightly smaller and more easily concealed. Maybe one of the newer polymer 45s from Glock, S&W, Springfield...
Our family did our bit - added four new firearms.
I think there is a great opportunity for some entrepreneur in making “family friendly” gun ranges. In cities, the best locations would be underground facilities in industrial parks, which would avoid a ton of zoning and NIMBY problems.
The ranges would be built beneath warehouses that are normally very expensive to operate, so they could split the expense. Most of the cost would be in having high quality air filtration, a/c and heating. Add-ons would be a packaged food and drink lounge that could double as a briefing room; a young children’s play area, and game room. Local gun stores could even have their catalogs in a kiosk there.
This would save a lot of travel time for police departments and others who need to do periodic pistol qualifications, who normally have to travel far to find a range.
There is a reason Obama was voted number one gun salesman. :-)
Gosh, that's not even two apiece. We better get busy and double that number.
“At the end of 2015, the stock should be at 388+ million firearms. Given the current trend, another 12 million or more firearms will be added in 2016, bringing the total stock to 400 million+ firearms by the end of the Obama presidency.”
I really like this. Good news!
It also never ceases to amaze me how many we have and how few accidents there really are.