JimBianchi Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I am a proud member of the 3%! From the article: How many Americans actually own a gun? A 2016 study by Harvard and Northeastern University put the total number of privately-owned firearms in the U.S. at 265 million, with more than half of that - 133 million - being concentrated in the hands of just 3% of Americans, called "super owners,"who have an average of 17 guns each. http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/a-minority-of-americans-owns-most-of-the-guns-and-drives-gun-agenda-studies-show?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Sounds good to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Very good. 98% of the globe can feel free to **** their pants over it. Really though, I think many immigrants are here to get their grubby hands on our weapons. For no other reason than to have a way to get laid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
refugeepj Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 my kids know where to go when the zombies attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeorge Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 They mean legally own guys? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Is there a government grant program to help meet those numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTracker Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Do they have a classification or designation for a super duper gun owner? 17? Are you kidding me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clancy Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I have maybe 12 to 15(too damn lazy to check the safe right now) but I know a few guys whose gun rooms are the envy of most any gunshop I have ever been to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I don't own any guns, but I do own a leaky boat. It sinks often. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someday Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I'm working on it. One day I'll be super...one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jame Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 21 hours ago, DWARREN123 said: Sounds good to me! It sounds horrible to me. If we don't get off of our collective asses and get our kids, grandkids, and if possible, a few converts in the mix, your future looks very dim with these kinds of numbers. You guys really need to read this article that Jim was kind enough to share. It is NOT a feel good piece. Here's just a snippet: "Overall, the percentage of gun owners in the U.S. has been declining relative to the population growth and is at an almost 40-year low, reported the Washington Post. Across a number of national polls, gun ownership has fallen by 10 to 20% from the 1970s." Over the long haul, we're in trouble guys. We need to change some minds, and we gotta start today. It's time to grab some folks by the hand and bring them shooting with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Shark Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I bring everyone that wants to go, and pay for them the first couple of times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 so 3% of Legal Gun Owners said they own guns,and they reversed the math to Gun sale receipts. how many said they own Illegal Guns? or more likely,since there is no way to systematically track Gun sales due to most states not needing or requiring a permit or License to purchase a Gun its a simple assumption using permits and Licenses issued by the minority of states that do. any study or poll that does`nt declare methodology in the finding is usually an assumption or statistical math or bunk paid for by Bloomberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 In NC, concealed carry permit holders bypass NICS check so no authority knows about anything I've bought (or sold) in the last 20 years. I'm not alone in that situation, so I'm hesitant to believe the results of the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigobsessed Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 This article sounds like BS to me! There has been record gun sales the last few years and I highly doubt only 3% of Americans are setting records! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 The thin ice with the swift river here own 100% of what I had. While trying to move them they sank. I have no guns now.. So the river owns 100% of the guns. Does that count for the survey?? Dave.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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