U.N.: Nearly 1 Gun for Every American

AP ^ | 7/8/03 | EDITH M. LEDERER

[jwalsh07]

Well, we have what we need but not what we want.

[TC Rider]

You got me thinking, I've got a serious pistol, a SA 357 cowboy revolver, a little BUG in .38 and a couple of others in insignificant caliber.

Then there's long guns..

[AdamSelene235]

what's 'a brace'? Two?

Yes.

Two that match?

Not neccessarily but its nice to have compatible ammo and mags if possible within a worn brace. Micro Glocks back up full sized Glocks nicely and can use the larger weapon's mag.

Andrew Jackson *always* wore a brace. Shot an asssasin off the balconey of the White House, I recall.

[Archangelsk]

We're evil......EEEEEEEeeeeeeeeevilll!!!!!

Someone takes Mermaid Man too seriously. :-)

[RightWhale]

the largest number of publicly owned firearms

ignorant journalists, sheesh.

It's PRIVATELY owned. Cease attempting to destroy the language.

[Ramius]

They say that like its a *bad* thing.

Oh well. The only good thing about the UN is that they have lately displayed how truly irrelevant they are. So who cares?

[Archangelsk]

Andrew Jackson *always* wore a brace. Shot an asssasin off the balconey of the White House, I recall.

Making you somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 years old. Congratulations. :-)

[Hot Tabasco]

How embarassing, that's not nearly enough. I hope every freeper has at least: A brace of handguns

Nope, only a few

Two battle rifles

Don't think so, only an m-1 carbine, an old m-14, an old 30-06 marlin lever action and an old mauser with custom Austrian installed scope 30-30

Finally a Beeman Kodiak cal. 22 pellet rifle that has the varmints around my place hiding......... A sniper rifle Unfortunately no

And a 50 BMG if you can afford it.

Sure can't but if I can ever get my debt manageable, it will be my #1 purchase......

[dirtbiker]

I must shamefully admit that I lack a firearm in my home......at the present time! The misses and I are looking at some nice 9mm's though..........

[Mike the lurker]

One gun for every American...

That means they'll have one HELL of a time trying to take 'em from US...

Blue Helments = Great Targets!

[Labyrinthos]

One gun for every American citizen...

... and a chicken in every pot. God Bless the USA.

[AnAmericanMother]

Dang nab it, that's not nearly enough.

Who's dragging the chain out there? I can't hold up this average all by myself.

(I'm ashamed to say I haven't counted my firearms lately. But the number is high enough that almost anybody from the UN would say I have an "arsenal". As one of the judges in that gun case in Texas said, at least two of the judges on the panel that heard the case have more firearms than some small Central American armies . . . )

[Cachelot]

Patton wore one .45 SAA and a .357 Combat magnum

Well, if that's a brace, I guess my S&W 44mag and 41mag would serve. Don't have any matched pairs, but eight handguns. Could always use the S&W M19 and the Ruger Blackhawk as a brace too, would eat the same ammo.

[AnAmericanMother]

The misses and I are looking at some nice 9mm's though..........

. . . could I humbly suggest that you take a look at some .45s too? A 1911A1 or variant, or maybe the Sig Sauer. When Colonel Colt speaks . . . people listen. :-D

[Gritty]

We need to work on getting that average up a bit higher!

[jeremiah]

I have 4 myself, shotgun, .22 boy scout oldie, .270 rifle and winchester .44........I am thinking I need more. Something with a shorter barrel, .45 I am thinking.

[Hot Tabasco]

Well, we have what we need but not what we want.

Want, want, want! Typical greedy, firearm addicted American......... Next thing you will be crying about is the high cost of quality handguns and high calibre (.50 ca.) rifles demanding that the government step in and control the skyrocketing costs of such instruments.(/sarcasm)

Wait a minute, this may be the only govt. contol I would definitely be in favor of.......

[longtermmemmory]

I read a story that The queen of england carries a small pistol in her purse. I wonder if President GWB (or any pres for that matter) carried a pistol?

[Eaker]

You have that right.

Eaker

[michigander]

"By any measure the United States is the most armed country in the world," it said.

So perhaps it would be wise for the rest of the world not to f*** with us.