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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: Domandred
How do we arm the other 10?

LOL!!! That sounds like the opening line out of the movie LORD OF WAR!! It is a great movie btw.

281 posted on 08/28/2007 8:10:09 PM PDT by prophetic
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To: P8riot
On the contrary, the presence of wee ones may be taken as proof positive everything is in splendid working order (lol).
282 posted on 08/28/2007 8:24:25 PM PDT by JasonC
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To: prophetic
LOL!!! That sounds like the opening line out of the movie LORD OF WAR!! It is a great movie btw.

That's where I got it from.

283 posted on 08/28/2007 8:36:35 PM PDT by Domandred (Eagles soar, but unfortunately weasels never get sucked into jet engines)
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To: JasonC
Oh, those wee ones. :~)

My wee one thinks it's strange if Daddy or Mommy go out of the house without a handgun. He is 5 yrs old and can hold a 5 inch group at 10 yards with my Ruger Bearcat 22 revolver. He can disassemble, clean and reassemble it too.

284 posted on 08/28/2007 8:40:14 PM PDT by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: Sub-Driver

What’s wrong with the other 10%?


285 posted on 08/28/2007 8:48:18 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: 2001convSVT

I was thinking the same thing,gonna have to change my xmas shopping list now.


286 posted on 08/28/2007 9:17:45 PM PDT by sayter_74
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To: Rummyfan

sweet,I used to have a 226


287 posted on 08/28/2007 9:17:47 PM PDT by sayter_74
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To: F15Eagle
Tell them to have a hot cup of Swiss Miss and take a long walk up a mountain.

Well the 'Swiss Miss' has seen much better days

Martina Hingis-The Swiss Miss

288 posted on 08/28/2007 10:06:57 PM PDT by whatisthetruth
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To: Sub-Driver

I personally am of two minds on gun ownership, but I would desperately like to see facts on gun ownership and crime. Obvioulsy, criminals will always have guns (we need look only at the recent numbers that come out of England), but does it really pay off for maintaining and/or lowering crime? I don’t know...can someone point me in a direction where I can take a look at some unbiased stats?


289 posted on 08/28/2007 10:25:28 PM PDT by anthropos
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To: 2001convSVT

So I guess I should go out and get mine...


290 posted on 08/29/2007 5:41:07 AM PDT by Mr. C
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To: Redbob

In Germany, you can own guns, but they have to be stored at a secured facility (i.e., not your house). If you leave base with a M-16, you have to have two people with the weapon. Civilians in Germany own guns to shoot at ranges, and not to protect themselves. Unless they illegally have a weapon at home.


292 posted on 08/29/2007 7:17:10 AM PDT by tlj18 (Keep your eye on China....)
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To: Mr. C

Yes, as soon as possible, buy some ammo, practice and have FUN!


293 posted on 08/29/2007 7:32:55 AM PDT by 2001convSVT ("People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence")
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To: 2001convSVT

Well I would but yesterday in the Connecticut Post they said there was an AMMO Shortage !


294 posted on 08/29/2007 9:33:45 AM PDT by Mr. C
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To: Shooter 2.5

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.”


And how does this relate to the link I posted in 201?

295 posted on 08/29/2007 9:55:01 AM PDT by EdReform (The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*RWVA)
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To: epow
"All I need is some more moola.."

Why not "tax" your liberal neighbors?

Go "borrow" something from them, sell it at your garage sale, and buy a gun in their honor.

296 posted on 08/29/2007 1:29:04 PM PDT by Designer
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To: All

Darn, just called a dealer to buy a high end sigarms p226 x-five. He said all high end guns are hard to come by right now. Expecting a call back to see how long till I can get one.

I didn’t know they were that scarce.


297 posted on 08/29/2007 2:19:42 PM PDT by Current Occupant (IF YOU ABANDON CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES, ARE YOU STILL A CONSERVATIVE?!)
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To: P8riot
"My wee one..."

Designer is jealous.

Congrats to you and yours.

298 posted on 08/29/2007 3:58:25 PM PDT by Designer
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To: epow
"..buy or swap used guns.."

Great idea! Designer will look into this as well. Thanks.

299 posted on 08/29/2007 4:01:58 PM PDT by Designer
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To: Sub-Driver

Only 90 guns for every 100 citizens !!! Alright you bunch of slackers 8*) you all know perfectly well that it should be 100 guns for every 100 citizens as a minimum .


300 posted on 08/29/2007 4:37:37 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (.308 reach out & thump someone .50 cal.Browning Machine gun reach out & crush someone)
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