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U.S. most armed country with 90 guns per 100 people
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Posted on 08/28/2007 10:55:28 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

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.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; demographics; freedom; guncontrol
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To: EdReform

I think I am more impressed with the Freeper who said he didn’t own a gun but joined the NRA. I’m sorry I have forgotten his handle.

I also remember the old saying, “Beware the man who only owns one gun. He probably knows how to use it.”


241 posted on 08/28/2007 3:23:39 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (NRA - Hunter '08)
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To: DocH

Thank you for your gentle admonishment.

I knew it was a Gramm, from Texas, could not recall how to spell his name.

My thanks.


242 posted on 08/28/2007 3:23:46 PM PDT by shag377 (De gustibus non disputandum est)
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To: absolootezer0
“area denial”? like caltrops, IEDs, conibears, stakes, etc?

I like the way you think, Mr. Zer0!

However, I had in mind cluster bombs and fuel-air. Harder to come by than caltrops or stakes.

243 posted on 08/28/2007 3:25:56 PM PDT by nonsporting
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To: 2001convSVT

“Come on people we need 100 guns for every 100 people. We all need to go out and buy, buy, buy until we can achieve 100 out of 100!”

Doing my part!!!!

*smile


244 posted on 08/28/2007 3:25:58 PM PDT by glasseye
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To: Hazcat
The Winnies at CMP are going for 675 and the IBM is 575 so I envey your 100 IBM!

I wasn't looking for a carbine, but this one caught my eye when I noticed it had the original flip-up rear sight, and no bayonet adapter on it. Then I saw the "IBM" marking. It even had the correct-but-ugly stamped-and-brazed trigger housing, and laminated beech stock.

IBM was the only manufacturer that preserved all the paperwork from the carbine program, so it's only through those documents that we know of the identity of all the small companies that made the smaller components that were used by all manufacturers of the carbine. The idea was the prime contractor had to make the barrel, bolt, and receiver, and everything else had to come from small shops, and spread around all the prime contractors, to insure that all the parts would work together. Except for the smallest pins and springs, every part had initials on it that identified the manufacturer.

The program worked so well, that within a year the government had carbines coming out its ears, and canceled all contracts except for Winchester and Inland.

245 posted on 08/28/2007 3:33:09 PM PDT by 300winmag (Life is hard! It is even harder when you are stupid!)
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To: JasonC
Some citizens have wee ones, you know (lol).

Sounds like a personal problem to me ;~)

246 posted on 08/28/2007 3:33:26 PM PDT by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: 300winmag
IBM was the only manufacturer that preserved all the paperwork from the carbine program, so it's only through those documents that we know of the identity of all the small companies that made the smaller components that were used by all manufacturers of the carbine. The idea was the prime contractor had to make the barrel, bolt, and receiver, and everything else had to come from small shops, and spread around all the prime contractors, to insure that all the parts would work together. Except for the smallest pins and springs, every part had initials on it that identified the manufacturer.

I did not know that! I was aware that of the 10 mfgs only six made their own barrels.

247 posted on 08/28/2007 3:37:38 PM PDT by Hazcat (We won an immigration BATTLE, the WAR is not over. Be ever vigilant.)
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To: mamelukesabre

The “61 per 100 people” refers to Yemen.


248 posted on 08/28/2007 3:47:48 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: epow

By my computation, Finland had 3,516,667 people in 1940 (and that’s after licking both the Russian and the German armies in that area).


249 posted on 08/28/2007 3:50:51 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Sub-Driver

Sounds like the U.S. is dangerously underarmed.


250 posted on 08/28/2007 3:52:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

90 per 100 is surely a good start.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Yes, but we need to do more!


251 posted on 08/28/2007 3:52:40 PM PDT by RipSawyer (Does anybody still believe this is a free country?)
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To: muawiyah
Those Finn soldiers must have been some of the toughest and meanest alley fighters in the world if that little nation beat the stuffin out of Stalin’s Red Army and then turned around and ran Hitler’s bully boys out of their country too. We need to be sure we have Finland on our side if the balloon ever goes up again.
252 posted on 08/28/2007 3:57:22 PM PDT by epow ("Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;)
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To: Sub-Driver

If this should ever change, tyranny will follow. There are disturbing signs everywhere that it is and will be changing.


253 posted on 08/28/2007 4:13:04 PM PDT by Old 300
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To: P8riot

good point ....


254 posted on 08/28/2007 4:15:35 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Shooter 2.5
Some folks don't think it's anyone else's business how many guns they own, or even if they own a gun.

Many of them know how to make their own too.

255 posted on 08/28/2007 4:28:26 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Rummyfan

Awwww, they’re beautiful. They look just like you.


256 posted on 08/28/2007 4:33:16 PM PDT by normy (Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.)
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To: DuncanWaring

You are correct, my mistake. And thank you, now I am happier. I was worried that we only had 61 guns per citizen. The higher number is much more agreeable to my disposition. I wish it were about 50% higher though, but I’ll take it as it is, for now.


257 posted on 08/28/2007 4:42:16 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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To: epow
I was just reading that the German Army burned the capital city of Lappland province ("Reindeer Crossing" is the way I translate it) to the ground and destroyed everything they could in the area.

I suspect they knew very well that the core group beating them to death were the local Skolt, Inari and other Eastern Sa'ami who'd contributed something like 5,000 soldiers to the Finnish army.

When you fight a war in the winter in the far North it's wise to have people around you who can tolerate the cold.

Remember the guy who was diving into the Arctic and swimming a quarter mile a few weeks back? He thinks he trained himself to withstand the cold. Many others know you don't "train" for that ~ you just do it 'cause you can.

258 posted on 08/28/2007 4:46:11 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

I hear that.

I’m from that stock. I was raised to keep mum about money, guns, and sex. Even the NRA was a taboo subject in my family because only a fool would put his name on a list as being a gun owner. Guns were bought only second hand after 1969, or whenever the stupid gun law came into effect where all gun sales were recorded.

I’m actually breaking the code I was raised by, by posting this here post.


259 posted on 08/28/2007 4:49:14 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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To: 2001convSVT

Dont’ worry. I can neither confirm nor deny, but strongly “suspect” that there are enough with an overage of weapons and ammo to supply those responsible for this ratio being less than 1:1. (wink, wink...nudge, nudge :-)


260 posted on 08/28/2007 4:51:40 PM PDT by hiredhand (My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
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