Posted on 04/08/2024 12:09:12 AM PDT by ammodotcom
As the political climate heats up surrounding gun control and legislation, more Americans are buying firearms today than six years ago. In the past twenty years, gun ownership has risen slightly among women and Hispanics while it has decreased among men.
Report Highlights:
• Gun ownership in America increased 28% from 1994 to 2023.
• Based on NICS background data and manufacturing records, it is estimated that there are 393 million civilian-owned firearms in the U.S.
• Only 6.06 million firearms are registered in America (NFA registrations and states with permits to purchase)
• Estimates show that 82,880,000 people own at least one firearm in 2023.
• 43% of households have at least one firearm in 2023.
• Women's firearm ownership has increased by 177.8% since 1993.
• Hispanics are the fastest-growing demographic of gun owners, with a 33% increase in ownership between 2017 and 2023.
• Gun ownership declined by 22% in the 18-29 age group between 2017 and 2023.
• 1 out of 20 adults in the U.S. purchased a firearm for the first time during the pandemic.
I’m convinced the U.S. will soon experience catastrophic flooding as a result of all the guns that are filling up our lakes and rivers.
Amen to that!
Thanks for the huge amount of posting work.
It was a work of love. :)
If I had run across an article about it I probably would have.
Who is RW? It’s not ringing a bell with me.
That is excellent, thank you, sir! bookmarked
At this point the DemonRats are openly funding crime with taxpayer dollars which are confiscated with ... guns.
Initials of a dear friend who I used to shoot with. He taught me a lot.
Exactly. Ragheads and chinks who at some point are going to increase the number and severity of terrorist attacks.
I buy a pistol every year or two and if I love one I get three with 10-mags each for home defense; My boys and I each get the same gun with extra mags just for the purpose of collective defense. We have two differnt pistols in 3’s. The Glock 17 Gen 5’s are coolest when we put the carbine kit on it. You add the 27 rounds per mag (2 ea) plus whatever else you have, it is essentially a paratrooper rifle.
Ah. I am sorry for your loss.
I like that, that’s a great family tradition.
Thank you. Ron was a marine, a trainer, a work associate, a kind multi-talented man, a friend. RIP sir.
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