Yeah, at some point, unless you are Eugene Tackleberry and intend to make some kind of last stand, most people probably have what we need... at least for the moment.
Posted on 02/10/2022 8:40:10 AM PST by rellimpank
Gun violence has become a regular part of the news headlines this year. Murders in American cities spiked last year, particularly in large cities. Guns were involved in most of these. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there already have been 4,706 gun deaths across the country so far in 2022. Even with more strict gun ownership and purchasing laws, the difficult fact is that about 400 million guns are currently owned by private citizens, the police and the military. The chance that civilians who own guns will turn them into the government, no matter what the incentive, is small. Gun sales, using the NICS Firearms Background Check as a proxy, reached 38,876,673 last year. This was down slightly from the record set in 2020 of 39,695,315.
There are several theories about the sharp rise in gun sales over the past two years. Among them is the violence in American cities during protests. Another is the fear that people might have to protect their property during the pandemic, even if this is absurd.
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At this point you’re right.
Who needs another paperweight on their desk for plinking?
I’m sure not seeing that here in Georgia. I”m so sick of seeing those S&W M&P’s however.... never wanted one, never will....
Define “need”.
That is up to each individual.
Nope, that figure I believe only counts the number of transactions recorded int he last few decades.
I’ve been told by a (as credible as they get) senior bureaucrat in intelligence that as of about 2010 they estimated 800-950 millions firearms in existence int eh US.
Also that probably 30-40 million are stashed and forgotten until someone stumbles across them someday.
Good point. People can acquire as many as they want and afford.
Bought our third Glock, so we are good for now. 👍🏻👍🏻
Perhaps.
:-)
Gun safe is bursting at the seems. Got no more room. Ammo stores are sagging the floor. Had to stop.
the more firearms people have, the less serious crime there
which is why so many police and sheriffs recommend being armed. even if your local PD is wonderful and staffed with the world’s greatest cops,
they’ll tell you...in all honesty.. that 99 percent of the time they cannot possibly get to you in time to defend you or your home or property
Yeah, at some point, unless you are Eugene Tackleberry and intend to make some kind of last stand, most people probably have what we need... at least for the moment.
January. Makes sense.
McIntyre, I’m more concerned about having enough ammo to go to the range.
Food, gas and other necessities are eating into my ammo budget.
5.56mm
Go to your gun range more often.
Fake news.
That’s exactly why sales have slipped a little. Everything else has gotten massively expensive because of,the faux presidents asinine domestic policies driving the cost of everything. Sky high
Exactly. Guns are great, but people also need to eat, and inflation is forcing them to choose. You can't eat lead.
https://247wallst.com/consumer-products/2022/02/10/us-gun-sales-collapsed-in-january/
Inexplicably, gun sales collapsed in January, compared to January last year. The 2022 figure is at 2,591,588, compared to last year's 4,317,804. That means the 2022 number was only 60% of the figure for 2021.
That was the lowest January total since 2019.
The number remained high in some states. They were particularly large in Illinois at 473,953. Here are the January gun sales figures for all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico:
Alabama (62,764)
Alaska (4,986)
Arizona (34,855)
Arkansas (17,487)
California (104,282)
Colorado (40,897)
Connecticut (18,473)
Delaware (4,596)
District of Columbia (1,418)
Florida (112,827)
Georgia (48,062)
Hawaii (1,358)
Idaho (15,947)
Illinois (473,953)
Indiana (111,333)
Iowa (22,011)
Kansas (14,630)
Kentucky (354,595)
Louisiana (27,768)
Maine (7,239)
Maryland (17,340)
Massachusetts (17,297)
Michigan (62,731)
Minnesota (65,564)
Mississippi (19,312)
Missouri (38,691)
Montana (9,052)
Nebraska (5,904)
Nevada (13,648)
New Hampshire (9,481)
New Jersey (13,063)
New Mexico (12,417)
New York (29,536)
North Carolina (50,952)
North Dakota (5,064)
Ohio (50,625)
Oklahoma (27,273)
Oregon (30,035)
Pennsylvania (93,298)
Puerto Rico (5,778)
Rhode Island (2,139)
South Carolina (29,123)
South Dakota (6,536)
Tennessee (62,111)
Texas (127,737)
Utah (80,486)
Vermont (3,184)
Virginia (42,218)
Washington (52,914)
West Virginia (13,050)
Wisconsin (51,816)
Wyoming (4,827)
“It’s perfectly reasonable.”
Bump!
True That.
Yeah...2.5 million guns is substantial. Maybe they should consider what happened in January, 2021 to figure out these numbers.
Needs?
“Guns were involved in most of these”
Were there any people involved?
Marko
After how many months upon months of record sales, McIntyreIdiot?!
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