Alexa tells me there are 124,600,000 households in the US. So that's 3.4 guns per household.
Do you have your fair share?
Do you have your fair share?
Americans own 423M guns & 8.1B rounds of ammunition, latest data shows
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It's like that number is missing a zero or something.
8 billion rounds is the lowest end estimate for annual production in the US, and we import ammo too.
Nope. My childhood best friend keeps getting on me to purchase a fire arm. I’m just not that concerned with owning one.
I'm guessing that having 2 giant oceans on either side of us, the biggest and most advanced navy in the world, the most advanced air force, and a large army has a bit more to do with that. I doubt Jim Bob's gun fetish ranks high on that list.
I was raised in the era of "cowboys and indians" dominating movies, radio and TV. Heck, westerns were a popular book genre, too, although I leaned toward sci-fi myself as a kid (and now).
As kids, we played "cowboys and indians" in the nearby woods. A few of us had cap guns. The rest used our fingers.
Needless to say, my generation grew up not worrying about guns but, rather, thinking of them as pretty cool.
I wonder what happens to gun control issues when my generation dies off, or if we go a decade or so without war?
Uh oh, I'd better not wear my red MAGOT hat when you're around.
I'm sure there is also no way to accurately account for all of those that reload...
Had dinner with an old friend last night. He's got money and likes to accumulate possessions/things. He's not a hunter, but has a huge gun safe that the home builders had to reinforce the floor of his house during a recent makeover. He lives on a very private estate, complete with large pond and barn.
He said the other night his girlfriend let the 3 dogs out to do there thing in the evening and they started barking & howling. He went out to the barn to investigate and the dogs had cornered 2 raccoons. He told the gf to go to the gun safe (she knows the lock combo and has several guns of her own in it) and pick out the first rifle she could grab and bring it to him. I asked him about ammo. He said not to worry, all his guns are always loaded. She brought him an AR-15 with a rifled down firing pin, so it's really a machine gun. He proceeded to go all Rambo First Blood on the masked critters.
I asked him how many guns he has. He said, at last count, 53 rifles and 41 handguns.
He said later that night the dogs were growling outside again; they had a opossum cornered in the driveway. So, he grabbed a 45 cal. revolver and pumped 6 rounds into the little guy. That possum is not just playing dead.
Welcome to 'Merica.
Real tough guy you have for a friend.Had dinner with an old friend last night. He's got money and likes to accumulate possessions/things. He's not a hunter, but has a huge gun safe that the home builders had to reinforce the floor of his house during a recent makeover. He lives on a very private estate, complete with large pond and barn.
He said the other night his girlfriend let the 3 dogs out to do there thing in the evening and they started barking & howling. He went out to the barn to investigate and the dogs had cornered 2 raccoons. He told the gf to go to the gun safe (she knows the lock combo and has several guns of her own) and pick out the first rifle she could grab and bring it to him. I asked him about ammo. He said not to worry, all his guns are always loaded. She brought him an AR-15 with a rifled down firing pin, so it's really a machine gun. He proceeded to go all Rambo First Blood on the coons.
I asked him how many guns he has. He said, at last count, 53 rifles and 41 handguns. He said later that night the dogs were growling outside again; they had a opossum cornered in the driveway. So, he grabbed a 45 cal. revolver and pumped 6 rounds into the critter. That possum is not just playing dead.
Welcome to 'Merica.
As far as those who don't own a handgun, rifle or shotgun that's a choice they make. I don't think any less of them or feel they a pussies or such I just question their commitment to protecting their family.
Just for shits and giggles I'll look at our immediate family. This will encompass 3 generations (one above, mine, one below).
Eight Households Total
4 Households with zero guns.
1 Household with 2 guns (No handguns or AR)
1 Household with 3 guns (No handguns or AR)
1 Household with 4 guns (1 handgun, no AR)
1 Household with 17 guns
That averages 3.25 guns per household with my family. Not far from Jesus number.
Full disclosure (1 of the Zero gun households actually owns a gun that is stored and included in the count of the Household with 17).
My first line of defense is a sharpened spade in my bedroom closet. Could also come in handy in a fire (which a gun won't).
You don't have to stoop to a mop or broom.
Not to mention bats, golf clubs, knives, etc. or one could know some version of hand to hand. Or one could have a proper security system...
guns are not the only way to defend ones family.
Your bat, golf club, or knives would prove to be worthless against a trained combatant, or wired druggie. Everything you cited and are dependent on allow your attacker to get much too close to you for you to use, you will ultimately lose and your family will lose also.
How convenient that the resident panty waisted libs ignore this part - The report also noted that in a 25 year period between 1993 and 2017, the violent crime rate has dropped by 48.6 percent while firearms-related accidents have decreased by 68 percent.
exactly how many trained combatants is the average family going to encounter? How many druggies are likely to wait until you have your gun out?
I recognize you have the right to defend your family how you choose, but please don’t argue that there’s only one way to do so.
Please put a gun free zone sign in your front yard and let us know how that works out.
Oh for the love of...I’m not advocating no guns period. And obviously gun-free zones sound nice, but impractical at best in reality. All I’m responding to is the initial statement by Dusty that if you don’t own a gun you’re somehow failing in your duty to protect your family. If you choose to own a gun for self-defense, that’s your choice and your right. My parents have never owned a gun in their lives, and I felt perfectly safe growing up in their home. Guns are not the only way to keep your family safe.
Or we could just keep passing them down to our law abiding children and keep enjoying these ever falling crime rates for generations.
The fact that you find my guns scary is somewhat comforting to me.
We should tax the ever loving shit out of ammo. And future gun sales.
And if it weren't for that pesky constitution we could do just that. We should burn that bitch.
How would that be unconstitutional? Also, 2nd is an Amendment. It could be repealed or further amended.
Had dinner with an old friend last night. He's got money and likes to accumulate possessions/things. He's not a hunter, but has a huge gun safe that the home builders had to reinforce the floor of his house during a recent makeover. He lives on a very private estate, complete with large pond and barn.
He said the other night his girlfriend let the 3 dogs out to do there thing in the evening and they started barking & howling. He went out to the barn to investigate and the dogs had cornered 2 raccoons. He told the gf to go to the gun safe (she knows the lock combo and has several guns of her own in it) and pick out the first rifle she could grab and bring it to him. I asked him about ammo. He said not to worry, all his guns are always loaded. She brought him an AR-15 with a rifled down firing pin, so it's really a machine gun. He proceeded to go all Rambo First Blood on the masked critters.
I asked him how many guns he has. He said, at last count, 53 rifles and 41 handguns.
He said later that night the dogs were growling outside again; they had a opossum cornered in the driveway. So, he grabbed a 45 cal. revolver and pumped 6 rounds into the little guy. That possum is not just playing dead.
Welcome to 'Merica.
I now have something else to read to my children and future grandchildren every Christmas.
Yes, you can't get background checks but think you can repeal the second. I like your spunk.
Hmmm, you think pricing guns and ammo out of reach for poor people isn't infringing on their rights of self defense? Are you stupid?
It's already a pretty expensive hobby. Are you saying we should subsidize this so poor people can afford to protect themselves?
