U.S. most armed country with 90 guns per 100 people

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U.S. most armed country with 90 guns per 100 people

By Laura MacInnis 28 minutes ago

The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said.

U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies.

About 4.5 million of the 8 million new guns manufactured worldwide each year are purchased in the United States, it said.

"There is roughly one firearm for every seven people worldwide. Without the United States, though, this drops to about one firearm per 10 people," it said.

India had the world's second-largest civilian gun arsenal, with an estimated 46 million firearms outside law enforcement and the military, though this represented just four guns per 100 people there. China, ranked third with 40 million privately held guns, had 3 firearms per 100 people.

Germany, France, Pakistan, Mexico, Brazil and Russia were next in the ranking of country's overall civilian gun arsenals.

On a per-capita basis, Yemen had the second most heavily armed citizenry behind the United States, with 61 guns per 100 people, followed by Finland with 56, Switzerland with 46, Iraq with 39 and Serbia with 38.

[JEC]

Does that mean that there are a lot of democrats/hypocrits that also have those bad guns.

I do not carry a gun, I carry a concealed firearm.

[LibLieSlayer]

Congratulations! You know... it is NOT too early to buy that young’n a gun!

LLS

[PeteB570]

Well I’m doing my bit to get more than my share just as fast as I can buy gun safes.

[ASA Vet]

you'll need a small caliber long gun for varmits.

Varmint shooting at 300-400 yards with a .300 winmag is a hoot. (Is that a small enough caliber?)

[silver charm]

U.S. most armed country with 90 guns per 100 people “

They say that like it is a bad thing......

[processing please hold]

Agreed. Never too early. :)

[statered]

Nice looking weapon! I have the P239 ;-)

I’m going to add a Mossberg and Bushmaster in the near future! I am doing my part!

[Noumenon]

After thousands of rounds, I can say that our SIG 229s work all the time, every time. Plus, in our hands at least, they’re a natural point. Can’t ask for much more than that from a pistol.

[MrB]

“liberal gun control laws”

The irony of this statement just hit me like a ton of bricks.

Usually “liberal” laws refer to maximal freedom FROM laws for the individual.

In this case however, it means exactly the opposite - geez, we have “liberal” fascists now. Leftists corrupt EVERYTHING.

[Apple Blossom]

Why do you think no one invades the United States?

[longtermmemmory]

IN OTHER WORDS:

We are TEN SHORT PER 100 PERSONS!!!!!

Where are the telethons?
Where are the public assistance programs?

[from occupied ga]

I do not carry a gun,

Guns are very hard to conceal

[wardaddy]

The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world

and also probably the most free still

[uglybiker]

The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens...

And the question is:

How do we arm the toher ten?

[TChris]

Only 90 per 100? I need to buy some more guns.

I'm thinking a .30-06 would be a good rifle to have, along with a 20 ga. shotgun for home defense.

[Centurion2000]

“USA, Finland and Switzerland .... that’s pretty good company to have.”
Funny how the most heavily armed are the ones who have not been invaded by an armed army. Must just be a coincidence.

Well, Finland has been invaded .... it just didn't work out so well.
See Finnish Civil War (1914-1918) (Extremely bloody BTW)
Winter War (1939-1940) (Invaded by Soviet Union)
Lapland War (1944-1945) (Drove the Nazis out)

[absolootezer0]

my personal goal is to make a 90:1 ratio for myself. :)

[semaj]

Invest In America! Invest In Freedom! Buy Guns!

[gc4nra]

“90 per 100 is surely a good start.”

Not good enough, must buy more!

[Billthedrill]

Egad - that means if everyone only owned one gun - what an odd phrase, “only owned one gun” - do people actually do that? - it means that we’d still be 30 million short. I ought to be able to take care of that myself but I’m gonna need a new safe.