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The Obama Gun "Super Owner" - New Study Finds 50% Of Guns Owned By Just 3% Of Population
Zero Hedge ^ | 9-25-2016 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 09/25/2016 4:20:37 PM PDT by blam

Tyler Durden
Sep 25, 2016 7:10 PM

A recent Harvard study of the demographics of gun ownership in the United States yielded a fairly shocking discovery, namely the emergence of the Obama gun "Super Owner." The study, entitled "The Stock and Flow of US Firearms: Results from the 2015 National Firearms Survey", was conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and found that just 14% of all gun owners, or 7.6mm adults and 3% of the total U.S. population, possessed 50% of all guns owned by civilians in the country. Moreover, with a total stock of 270mm civilian-owned guns in the U.S., that implies that these "super owners" possess an average of nearly 18 guns per person.

Gun owning respondents owned an average of 4.85 firearms (range: 1-140); the median gun owner reported owning approximately two guns. As can be seen in Figure 3, approximately half (48%) of gun owners report owning 1 or 2 guns, accounting for 14% of the total US gun stock, while those who own 10 or more guns (8% of all gun owners), own 39% of the gun stock. Put another way, one half of the gun stock (~130 million guns) is owned by approximately 86% of gun owners, while the other half is owned by 14% of gun owners (14% of gun owners equals 7.6 million adults, or 3% of the adult US population).

Another startling discovery in the data, though "oddly" not highlighted in the report, is that the surge in gun ownership per capita seemed to coincide with the start of the Obama presidency and growing rhetoric over new gun regulations.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; guns; gunsuperowner; obama; obamaguns
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To: blam

I had always heard 1.25 guns for every human in America. These guy are stooopid! /s


21 posted on 09/25/2016 4:29:32 PM PDT by umgud (ban all infidelaphobics)
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To: blam

I would assume that the BLS (Bureau of Lying Statistics) assisted the lame study.


22 posted on 09/25/2016 4:29:39 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
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To: blam

This is based on a survey...?

They actually expect gun owners to divulge the number of weapons they own ?

I promise you I only had one and lost it years ago when I moved

I pinky swear...


23 posted on 09/25/2016 4:30:17 PM PDT by Popman
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To: blam

7.6mm adults

Inbred economists in Academe never figured out the rest of the world uses k for thousands and m for thousandths.

They think m means thousand and mm means million. M for millions? That’s Mega-silly!


24 posted on 09/25/2016 4:30:24 PM PDT by null and void (America is sick. We will find out if the disease is fatal come November.)
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To: blam

Some people celebrate their civil rights more that others.


25 posted on 09/25/2016 4:30:28 PM PDT by GregoTX
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To: BuckeyeTexan

To a liberal, more than one gun is an “arsenal”.


26 posted on 09/25/2016 4:31:58 PM PDT by PROCON ("Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up!")
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To: blam

Statistics


27 posted on 09/25/2016 4:33:38 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: blam

Who, in their right mind, would “report” that they’re a gun owner?


28 posted on 09/25/2016 4:34:06 PM PDT by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: blam

Firearm Industry Salesman of the Year, 7 years running.

29 posted on 09/25/2016 4:34:09 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Vote Trump. Defeat the Clinton Crime Syndicate. Reset America.)
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30 posted on 09/25/2016 4:35:25 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: blam
I seriously cannot wait until Trump is sworn in so these ridiculous government studies cease.
31 posted on 09/25/2016 4:35:27 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: blam

I just own “artistically and skillfully machined tools” intended to extend the reach of my ability to reach out and touch someone and things.


32 posted on 09/25/2016 4:35:29 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: blam

Gun owning respondents owned an average of 4.85 firearms (range: 1-140); the median gun owner reported owning approximately two guns
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Necessary minimum is 5

1 .22 target pistol
1 9mm or .45 handgun
1 .22 rifle
1 larger caliber rifle
1 short barrel shotgun/w long barrel or
1 long barrel shotgun


33 posted on 09/25/2016 4:35:46 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: blam

They’re just trying to build a case that gun owners are too few to worry about at election time.


34 posted on 09/25/2016 4:36:02 PM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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To: blam

And 3% of the browsers and posters donate 50% of the funds to
FR.

This is actually one of natures constants regarding human behavior. It is well documented by Benoit Mandelbrot. ;o)


35 posted on 09/25/2016 4:36:49 PM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: TADSLOS

And that’s the delicious irony of it all, that the Jug-eared Commie Usurper has caused the sale of more guns to lawful owners than anyone else, likely in all of U.S. history.

Beautiful.


36 posted on 09/25/2016 4:38:31 PM PDT by nickedknack
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To: Sales Rep
...we've bought 100 million since Obama got in. There are a lot more than 270 million guns here, that's for sure.

It was 300 million when Zero usurped the office. It's at 400 million now, and climbing.

37 posted on 09/25/2016 4:38:41 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: null and void
7.6mm adults

I thought he was talking about very small people.

38 posted on 09/25/2016 4:39:12 PM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: blam

Well plenty of time maybe for the populace to do the right thing.


39 posted on 09/25/2016 4:40:12 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Clarification, please: Five is the minimum per capable person, correct?

;)


40 posted on 09/25/2016 4:40:26 PM PDT by nickedknack
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