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To: tpaine
With 750 million firearms -- three quarters of a billion guns -- of modern design in working condition already in private hands in America today,...

Any idea where he came up with this number? It suggests 2-3 weapons for every man, woman and child in the country.

The most common number I've seen is roughly a third of that.

2 posted on 06/21/2007 10:45:34 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DuncanWaring

I got 12 myself...
More than I need, but not as many as I want!


4 posted on 06/21/2007 10:48:39 AM PDT by Little Ray (Rudy Guiliani: If his wives can't trust him, why should we?)
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To: DuncanWaring; Little Ray
The most common number I've seen is roughly a third of that.

I've seen 250 mm to 300 mm as the most likely figure, going up by about 5 mm per year. It ain't 750, but Smith's points still hold. And, better yet, whether its 250 or 750, the tyrant-wannabees still have to visit the bathroom and gobble Tums by the handful when seriously contemplating a ban...as the Founders intended.

I got 12 myself...

More than I need, but not as many as I want!

Different number, same problem. They seem to keep mating in the safe.

6 posted on 06/21/2007 10:54:33 AM PDT by Ancesthntr
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To: DuncanWaring
Any idea where he came up with this number? It suggests 2-3 weapons for every man, woman and child in the country.

The most common number I've seen is roughly a third of that.

Many of us, right here on FR, willingly take up the slack for those who either can't or won't live up to their responsibility...

As was once quoted here, Q) "how do you know when you have enough guns?"

A) "If someone asks you 'How many guns do you have?' and you don't have to really think it over, you don't have anywhere near enough."

Mark

8 posted on 06/21/2007 11:02:42 AM PDT by MarkL (Listen, Strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government)
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To: DuncanWaring
It suggests 2-3 weapons for every man, woman and child in the country.

Slackers! ;^)

13 posted on 06/21/2007 11:59:24 AM PDT by 6ppc (Call Photo Reuters, that's the name, and away goes truth right down the drain. Photo Reuters!)
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To: DuncanWaring

I’ve got 9. Planning on another 6....


33 posted on 06/22/2007 10:40:10 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: DuncanWaring

“It suggests 2-3 weapons for every man, woman and child in the country.”

Those slackers better catch up.


41 posted on 06/22/2007 7:55:48 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: DuncanWaring

Well, those of us that like guns tend to really like them! In my circle of friends there are some of us that can go armed every day and not carry the same weapon twice for a month...or more! I’m currently shopping for the shortest legal 12 gauge side-by-side I can find. If I could get it down to under a foot w/out going to jail I would.


45 posted on 06/23/2007 10:54:13 PM PDT by skepsel
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