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Americans Own at Least 423 Million Firearms, Industry Report Shows
Newsweek ^ | 12/17/19 | Asher Stockler

Posted on 12/17/2019 5:42:23 PM PST by deoetdoctrinae

Just under 423 million firearms were produced or imported for civilian ownership in the United States from 1986 to 2018, indicating that the number of guns currently in circulation remains substantial.

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In addition, a new industry report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms industry's trade group, found that over 17.7 million modern sporting rifles—a term that encompasses semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15—were produced or imported overall from 1990 to 2017.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; firearms; nra; secondamendment
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To: deoetdoctrinae

Let’s see... is that ONE gun for every man, woman, and child in the country with an additional Million backup pieces??


21 posted on 12/17/2019 6:05:00 PM PST by Ken Regis
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

I have never tried to stock up on ammo but I still have more than I will ever use.


22 posted on 12/17/2019 6:06:49 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: KC_Lion

The number in the article probably understates reality by at least 100 million.


23 posted on 12/17/2019 6:09:38 PM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for criminals.)
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To: Snake Skin Sonny

My Grandfathers owned firearms a long time ago. But I think they were destroyed in a fire. We haven’t seen them in a long time...


24 posted on 12/17/2019 6:10:50 PM PST by EC Washington
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Yeah, but how much AMMO do you have?

Let's put it this way...

Enough, and then double that.

And then a little bit more, just to be sure.

25 posted on 12/17/2019 6:13:55 PM PST by Snake Skin Sonny
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To: wjcsux

“I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s at least double that number”

Of course it is. I have that many stored in my closets.


26 posted on 12/17/2019 6:14:17 PM PST by Clean_Sweep
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To: yarddog

Back during the .22 ammo scarcity and price hikes, I sat back and smiled as I looked over my previously gathered inventory. Not a bank vault full, but (as you said) more that I will ever use.


27 posted on 12/17/2019 6:15:05 PM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for criminals.)
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To: deoetdoctrinae

which begs the question, “Why are they seeking to know the number”?

Why do they need to take this estimate, poll, or records?

Yes, we have a gun registry. You can call it a background check database, gun purchases and ammo, etc.


28 posted on 12/17/2019 6:16:45 PM PST by TianaHighrider (God bless President Trump. Prayers for PDJT and his loyal supporters.)
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To: gathersnomoss

Probably low. If we were a problem, the leftards would know it by now.


29 posted on 12/17/2019 6:18:02 PM PST by vpintheak (Leftists are full of "Love, peace" and bovine squeeze.)
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To: Ken Regis
"for every man, woman,and child..."

We will only proved & arm kin that lean/are conservative.

The lib kin are cut off and isolated.

30 posted on 12/17/2019 6:18:50 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: deoetdoctrinae
Not a bank vault full, but (as you said) more that I will ever use.

That may be a true statement under current political conditions, but things could change. You might want to have a war reserve.

31 posted on 12/17/2019 6:20:09 PM PST by damper99
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To: deoetdoctrinae

Yes! That’s the one


32 posted on 12/17/2019 6:25:01 PM PST by McGavin999 (“Look into it” does not mean dig up dirt, it means find the truth)
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To: wjcsux

I see well over a billion, more than 2/3rds of my guns were purchased well before 86.


33 posted on 12/17/2019 6:25:49 PM PST by Dusty Road (")
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To: Deaf Smith

It’s right around the corner.
Did you see the confrontation at Adamn Liar Schiff’s recent town hall meeting?
Soon it’ll get real series.


34 posted on 12/17/2019 6:30:31 PM PST by Ken Regis
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To: EC Washington

Land lubbers, eh? Or was it a boating fire?


35 posted on 12/17/2019 6:35:45 PM PST by AFreeBird
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To: yarddog

Mine too...........


36 posted on 12/17/2019 6:36:16 PM PST by Stayfree (Liberalism is an incurable mental disease caused by stupidity and ignorance!)
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To: deoetdoctrinae

I wonder how many of those guns will march on DC if Trump is removed from office?


37 posted on 12/17/2019 6:38:14 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: damper99

I have been saving brass since the 1960’s and finally my son is reloading everything.....


38 posted on 12/17/2019 6:38:59 PM PST by Stayfree (Liberalism is an incurable mental disease caused by stupidity and ignorance!)
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To: gathersnomoss

Definitely.....lost ALL of mine in a boating accident last fall!


39 posted on 12/17/2019 6:40:29 PM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: TianaHighrider

I have moved over 30 times since I first bought and registered most of my guns...my guns are off the map.......


40 posted on 12/17/2019 6:41:42 PM PST by Stayfree (Liberalism is an incurable mental disease caused by stupidity and ignorance!)
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