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U.S. most armed country with 90 guns per 100 people
al-Reuters ^ | 28 August 2007 | Laura MacInnis

Posted on 08/28/2007 1:55:19 PM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at today.reuters.com ...


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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

That is somewhat misleading, I own many more than 1 firearm per my family member. I have heard that only around 50% if Americans own firearms.


21 posted on 08/28/2007 2:06:37 PM PDT by Ferndina
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms

Hey, pretty impressive. Just think, there are only a very few of those that jump up, kill and rob people. If the 270 mil were cut in half, the per cent of crime guns would double.

22 posted on 08/28/2007 2:06:52 PM PDT by oyez (Justa' another high minded lowlife.)
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To: reagan_fanatic

10% of us are unarmed, travesty!


23 posted on 08/28/2007 2:06:59 PM PDT by Raymann
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Thats why we are “Citizens”, not “Subjects”.


24 posted on 08/28/2007 2:07:22 PM PDT by bigjoesaddle ("What we are making is a socialist utopia" - Jim Jones)
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To: GovernmentIsTheProblem
I’d love to see a breakdown of how many guns are owned most frequently.

Kind of like Lay's potato chips - "You can't own just one.".

25 posted on 08/28/2007 2:10:21 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: GovernmentIsTheProblem

For the most widely owned firearm in the USA, I’d expect it to be the Remington 850 pump shotgun in 12 gage. After that, the Ruger 10/22 rifle in .22 caliber. This would be in civilian ownership, not police or military.


26 posted on 08/28/2007 2:11:43 PM PDT by RicocheT
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
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.

Come on, Folks...you are not TRYING!

Get that Desert Eagle you always wanted! Get that .44 Mag Big Snake! Get another 1911A1!!

You know you need it!

Let's try to make it 95% next year, and really make Roto-Rooters squeal like a pig!!!!

27 posted on 08/28/2007 2:12:20 PM PDT by Gorzaloon (Food imported from China = Cesspool + Flavor-Straw™)
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To: padre35
"...a firearm with no bullets is a club only..../s"

On in some cases, a pike. I agree with your post.

28 posted on 08/28/2007 2:14:57 PM PDT by VR-21
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To: usurper

Is this a great country, or what?

29 posted on 08/28/2007 2:17:41 PM PDT by oyez (Justa' another high minded lowlife.)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Great statistic. I am damn proud that we are an armed people. We should own more guns! The Founding Fathers were smart - a tyrant (Hitlery?) would have a hard time subjugating a well armed populace.

Now if we could just seal the borders and deport all Muslims...


30 posted on 08/28/2007 2:17:42 PM PDT by Astronaut
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To: RicocheT

I agree about the 10/22, but I’ll bet that Glocks outnumber 870’s. That’s a shame too, as I consider the 870 to be the 57 Chevy of shotguns.


31 posted on 08/28/2007 2:18:22 PM PDT by VR-21
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

I’ve got 15 guns. Wooohooo.


32 posted on 08/28/2007 2:19:07 PM PDT by ChuckShick (He's clerking for me...)
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To: Ferndina
I think I'm down to a dozen or so (not counting antique percussion pistols), but I can share in time of need... (and do have some lead, the bullet molds and plenty of FFG if worst comes to worst - wonder if that Model 1861 Army will still take a full charge....)

It's encouraging that we have so many guns, but remember, quality counts, too. We should imitate the Swiss and issue every citizen a rifle - preferably an assault rifle like the M-14 or FN in 7.62 NATO (.308 Winchester), but semi-autos (M-1, Johnson) or solid bolt actions in .30-06 (since there's so much ammo available) will do in a pinch.

There should be no citizen household in America unarmed!

33 posted on 08/28/2007 2:20:35 PM PDT by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Arabiam Esse Delendam -- Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit)
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To: Joe Brower

Ping. :-)


34 posted on 08/28/2007 2:21:51 PM PDT by hiredhand (My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

I’m going to ask Santa to bring me a new gun for Christmas.


35 posted on 08/28/2007 2:25:11 PM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
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To: Astronaut
"...a tyrant (Hitlery?) would have a hard time subjugating a well armed populace."

Our government just allows an unarmed invasion from the south, periodically prosecutes those who own guns and use them in defense of property or self, confiscates my 2 inch pocket knife in the airport, and legalizes the killing of 3 times the number of undesirable people (abortion) than Hitler did.

I own 4 myself, but despite our well armed selves, we are losing our freedoms and national identity at an alarming pace.

36 posted on 08/28/2007 2:26:37 PM PDT by jimmyray
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To: jimmyray

WERE #1 , WERE #1, WERE #1

America...First in Freedom...First in Gun Ownership!


37 posted on 08/28/2007 2:28:33 PM PDT by JohnD9207 (Lead...follow...or get the HELL out of the way!)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Compared to Switzerland where every able bodied man has an assault rifle in the house?


38 posted on 08/28/2007 2:31:06 PM PDT by MSF BU
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To: VR-21
It wouldn’t surprise me if the Rem 1100/1187 or another popular semi auto shotgun was #2 now.

In the pumps the Mossberg 500 may well be selling as many as the 870 now.

39 posted on 08/28/2007 2:32:22 PM PDT by Beagle8U (FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super Walmart for news .)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

IIRC, Gun Ownership in America was one of the big reasons given for the Japanese not invading the West Coast...


40 posted on 08/28/2007 2:33:28 PM PDT by Chinito (6990th Security Group, RC-135/Combat Apple, SEA Class of '68)
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