You'll Never Guess How Many Guns the Average Gun Owner Has -- The Motley Fool
I like to know I fall out range of these guesses and estimates!
I like to know I fall out range of these guesses and estimates!
As Gun Owners go, I am ABOVE average!
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this is the New Bullshit Line that...
"Oh Yes, there are a lot of Gun in America, but very Few people now them!!"
"all the rest of americans just want Common sense laws restricting the sale and purchase, but that 2% and the manufacturers control all of america!"
"Oh Yes, there are a lot of Gun in America, but very Few people now them!!"
"all the rest of americans just want Common sense laws restricting the sale and purchase, but that 2% and the manufacturers control all of america!"
ProgSpear
.338 Win Mag
"And although from 1994 to 2016 the number of Americans who ADMIT TO owning guns decreased from 25% to 22% -- and has in fact been declining over the past 20 years -- FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System data show that gun sales set new records for the past 18 straight months through November.
Translation: Fewer households ADMITTING TO owning guns, but ALONG WITH more absolute gun sales, equals an increase in the number of guns owned per gun-owning household.
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I'll betcha my edit made the statement more accurate.
Translation: Fewer households ADMITTING TO owning guns, but ALONG WITH more absolute gun sales, equals an increase in the number of guns owned per gun-owning household.
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I'll betcha my edit made the statement more accurate.
This has been posted before... It's a maddening article because it starts out by contradicting itself. Gun ownership has declined from 94'~16'... But sales have increased each of the last 8 years... Lol and the 2% own 50% of the guns?!?!... Come on... Just crack me up why don't you!
I believe it's unknowing financial analyst trying to make heads or tales of something they don't have a simple idea what they're talking about!
Super Owners huh? Lmao!
I believe it's unknowing financial analyst trying to make heads or tales of something they don't have a simple idea what they're talking about!
Super Owners huh? Lmao!
I like how they perceive absolute numbers. Yes the background checks do give an indication of how many new firearms are hitting the market. But with states now requiring transfers of one gun to another these numbers will start to get inflated. The biggest lie is how many homes have guns in them. How do they reliably come up with this number? The answer is they can't. Another truth of the whole matter is they can't accept that owning a gun is a very common thing out of the big cities.
This really is important...
So many people have made owning a gun sound so evil that many will not admit to it. Kind of a shame, I would love to know how many in the US really are gun owners.
Taken from the Trash piece
"...Is it because the gun-owner needs 17 guns, or because he likes buying guns? Because once you've got your range pistol, your concealed carry, your shotgun for home defense, and your .22 for plinking, I rather suspect you've moved beyond "need" and started to wander into "want" territory. If gun owners simply like buying guns, then that's not something that's likely to change...."
it shows that they know nothing!
a fitting analogy might be if you compare a gun collection to a set of golf clubs.
"...Is it because the gun-owner needs 17 guns, or because he likes buying guns? Because once you've got your range pistol, your concealed carry, your shotgun for home defense, and your .22 for plinking, I rather suspect you've moved beyond "need" and started to wander into "want" territory. If gun owners simply like buying guns, then that's not something that's likely to change...."
it shows that they know nothing!
a fitting analogy might be if you compare a gun collection to a set of golf clubs.
I have always hated the "How many guns do you need" question.
For many of us, it is a hobby, I know it is one of my biggest hobbies. I love everything about gun ownership, shopping, looking, touching and buying. I love going to gun shows, I love to look around in gun stores even when I am not buying. I love reading about them, I love talking about them.
I enjoy researching past, present and future firearms; I enjoy learning about the evolution of guns.
I REALLY enjoy shooting the best though.
One can never have too many guns!
For many of us, it is a hobby, I know it is one of my biggest hobbies. I love everything about gun ownership, shopping, looking, touching and buying. I love going to gun shows, I love to look around in gun stores even when I am not buying. I love reading about them, I love talking about them.
I enjoy researching past, present and future firearms; I enjoy learning about the evolution of guns.
I REALLY enjoy shooting the best though.
One can never have too many guns!
My good friends, family and shooting partners know I have a decent little collection, but none of them know how many I have. They never will.
So you admit to being an "AmmoSexual!"
Bananabandit
.338 Win Mag
Im above average for a super owner. Hell ya
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
how many people use one golf club to play 18 holes?
guns are largely very specialized, that is why certain guns (like the ar15) are so popular, because they can easily be used for multiple roles (and even then, they can be specialized themselves depending on how they are outfitted).
I don't own any.
I am just the custodian for my kids and future grandkids inheritance.
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Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
STS556
.223 Rem
I am baffled how they knew the 8.1 number. I happen to have 8 rifles in one safe plus an unfinished lower, therefore the .1
Shadow2
6.5 Creedmoor
So What! ...
People parents pass away thier collection doubles in a day. Baby Boomers are in their golden years.
Do these stats jive with new permit applicants?
When the largest cities make gun ownership impossible and the population continues to increase expeonentially in those areas YEA percentages go down over all but ownership didn't really change did it.
I'm sorry this story doesn't jive with what I know to be true. There are allot of gun owners out there. Just ask the residence of Chicago.
In NY criminals have realized high capacity mags are illegal so In order to beat the charge they just stash guns all over thier place.It's called a NY reload for a reason.
Would be kind of funny to be a lawful CCW holder and get stopped with 3 guns on you. Well officer high cap mags are illegal in NY.
People parents pass away thier collection doubles in a day. Baby Boomers are in their golden years.
Do these stats jive with new permit applicants?
When the largest cities make gun ownership impossible and the population continues to increase expeonentially in those areas YEA percentages go down over all but ownership didn't really change did it.
I'm sorry this story doesn't jive with what I know to be true. There are allot of gun owners out there. Just ask the residence of Chicago.
In NY criminals have realized high capacity mags are illegal so In order to beat the charge they just stash guns all over thier place.It's called a NY reload for a reason.
Would be kind of funny to be a lawful CCW holder and get stopped with 3 guns on you. Well officer high cap mags are illegal in NY.
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spat
.700 Nitro Express
Reminds me of that CBS article that tried using NFA registrations thinking that was all guns.
Some idiot got the number of "registered guns" in each state from the ATF and didn't even realize that wasn't what they thought it was, did a whole slide show about the numbers.
Some idiot got the number of "registered guns" in each state from the ATF and didn't even realize that wasn't what they thought it was, did a whole slide show about the numbers.
99cummins
.308 Win
What are these guns you speak of?
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
Can I wear a cape now??
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Catskillkid
.450/400 Nitro Ex
8.1 guns per household? Amateurs. I have more than that on my pistol permit.
And yeah, fewer and fewer people are openly acknowledging their gun ownership because its taboo these days. But the rate of ownership declining? I call BS. The shooting sports has seen a marked increase in women and minority shooters from all walks of life. They just may not be that vocal about it.
And yeah, fewer and fewer people are openly acknowledging their gun ownership because its taboo these days. But the rate of ownership declining? I call BS. The shooting sports has seen a marked increase in women and minority shooters from all walks of life. They just may not be that vocal about it.
nfernaays
.45 acp
Phazer
.450/400 Nitro Ex
How many guns does one need?
As far as need goes, according to Fortune, the average "super-owner" owns 17 guns already. And here you have to ask yourself "why?"
Is it because the gun-owner needs 17 guns, or because he likes buying guns? Because once you've got your range pistol, your concealed carry, your shotgun for home defense, and your .22 for plinking, I rather suspect you've moved beyond "need" and started to wander into "want" territory. If gun owners simply like buying guns, then that's not something that's likely to change.
As far as need goes, according to Fortune, the average "super-owner" owns 17 guns already. And here you have to ask yourself "why?"
Is it because the gun-owner needs 17 guns, or because he likes buying guns? Because once you've got your range pistol, your concealed carry, your shotgun for home defense, and your .22 for plinking, I rather suspect you've moved beyond "need" and started to wander into "want" territory. If gun owners simply like buying guns, then that's not something that's likely to change.
i suspect many here are deep into the "want territory."
They should have just put this instead of their b/s
Yup. The real equation is:
Avg. guns/owner = ((number of known owned guns)/(% of owned guns known))/((number of admitted gun owners)/(% gun owners who admit it))
Good luck estimating those two percentages. It's like Rumsfeld said:
"there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones."