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GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said.
U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies.
About 4.5 million of the 8 million new guns manufactured worldwide each year are purchased in the United States, it said.
"There is roughly one firearm for every seven people worldwide. Without the United States, though, this drops to about one firearm per 10 people," it said.
India had the world's second-largest civilian gun arsenal, with an estimated 46 million firearms outside law enforcement and the military, though this represented just four guns per 100 people there. China, ranked third with 40 million privately held guns, had 3 firearms per 100 people.
Germany, France, Pakistan, Mexico, Brazil and Russia were next in the ranking of country's overall civilian gun arsenals.
On a per-capita basis, Yemen had the second most heavily armed citizenry behind the United States, with 61 guns per 100 people, followed by Finland with 56, Switzerland with 46, Iraq with 39 and Serbia with 38.
France, Canada, Sweden, Austria and Germany were next, each with about 30 guns per 100 people, while many poorer countries often associated with violence ranked much lower. Nigeria, for instance, had just one gun per 100 people.
"Firearms are very unevenly distributed around the world. The image we have of certain regions such as Africa or Latin America being awash with weapons -- these images are certainly misleading," Small Arms Survey director Keith Krause said.
"Weapons ownership may be correlated with rising levels of wealth, and that means we need to think about future demand in parts of the world where economic growth is giving people larger disposable income," he told a Geneva news conference.
The report, which relied on government data, surveys and media reports to estimate the size of world arsenals, estimated there were 650 million civilian firearms worldwide, and 225 million held by law enforcement and military forces.
Five years ago, the Small Arms Survey had estimated there were a total of just 640 million firearms globally.
"Civilian holdings of weapons worldwide are much larger than we previously believed," Krause said, attributing the increase largely to better research and more data on weapon distribution networks.
Only about 12 percent of civilian weapons are thought to be registered with authorities.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said.
U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies.
About 4.5 million of the 8 million new guns manufactured worldwide each year are purchased in the United States, it said.
"There is roughly one firearm for every seven people worldwide. Without the United States, though, this drops to about one firearm per 10 people," it said.
India had the world's second-largest civilian gun arsenal, with an estimated 46 million firearms outside law enforcement and the military, though this represented just four guns per 100 people there. China, ranked third with 40 million privately held guns, had 3 firearms per 100 people.
Germany, France, Pakistan, Mexico, Brazil and Russia were next in the ranking of country's overall civilian gun arsenals.
On a per-capita basis, Yemen had the second most heavily armed citizenry behind the United States, with 61 guns per 100 people, followed by Finland with 56, Switzerland with 46, Iraq with 39 and Serbia with 38.
France, Canada, Sweden, Austria and Germany were next, each with about 30 guns per 100 people, while many poorer countries often associated with violence ranked much lower. Nigeria, for instance, had just one gun per 100 people.
"Firearms are very unevenly distributed around the world. The image we have of certain regions such as Africa or Latin America being awash with weapons -- these images are certainly misleading," Small Arms Survey director Keith Krause said.
"Weapons ownership may be correlated with rising levels of wealth, and that means we need to think about future demand in parts of the world where economic growth is giving people larger disposable income," he told a Geneva news conference.
The report, which relied on government data, surveys and media reports to estimate the size of world arsenals, estimated there were 650 million civilian firearms worldwide, and 225 million held by law enforcement and military forces.
Five years ago, the Small Arms Survey had estimated there were a total of just 640 million firearms globally.
"Civilian holdings of weapons worldwide are much larger than we previously believed," Krause said, attributing the increase largely to better research and more data on weapon distribution networks.
Only about 12 percent of civilian weapons are thought to be registered with authorities.
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[:D] Sweet!! I'm glad to be contributing to that total. I've got three myself, not counting my airsoft pistol!! 0 -
And those are guns that are registered, and know about. Who knows how many are under the radar? 0 -
Your airsoft pistol certainly doesn't count.
However- in Britain, any air rifle that can deliver over 12-14 ft/lbs of energy requires a firearms license, does this survey include air rifles that produce 20 ft/lbs of energy?
Also- not all guns are equal, the US has alot of single shot rifles/shotguns, whereas most guns found in Nigeria or Iraq are probably full auto AK's0 -
USA USA ! 0 -
this could be why there has not been an invader start a war here at home since the civil war. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Dennis Smith
quote:Originally posted by Odawgp
this could be why there has not been an invader start a war here at home since the civil war.
Haven't seen the news lately?
they haven't fired a shot., YET0 -
"The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens" OMG, that means there are 10 poor schmucks with no guns! How horrible![:p] 0 -
Too bad that Mexico invaded us without firing a shot. 0 -
Hmmmm, There's a lot of people not doing their part with those numbers.[8D] 0 -
I'm doing my part....and then some![:D] 0 -
Thats really not that high considering most on this forum alone probably own atleast 5-10 range?
Everyone I know that does have a firearm has more than 1.
I am deff doing my part[;)]0 -
quote:U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies
Sounds like we need to get busy. That is not even half. [:0]0 -
Finland #3 per capita [:D] 0 -
I have certainly done my part twice over. 0 -
It's good to be number 1...[;)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by blkshrt
Thats really not that high considering most on this forum alone probably own atleast 5-10 range?
Everyone I know that does have a firearm has more than 1.
I am deff doing my part[;)]
Are you implying some people own less than 10?!?! OH THE HUMANITY!!0 -
I have 12 with in arms reach at the moment 0 -
quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
"The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens" OMG, that means there are 10 poor schmucks with no guns! How horrible![:p]
roflmao! you got it right!
the flaw in the study that has such low numbers for other countries?
quote:U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies.
in other words non of the weapons privately owned but not REGISTERED in other "under developed" countries are not included i the survey0 -
the problem is that for every enthusiast/ "gun nut" who has a buttload of firearms, there's a buttload of sheeple who have none
oh, and I've finally got DSL hooked up after moving, reports of my death are greatly exagerrated.0 -
Right I have 12. I am only one man with two arms, two hands, ten fingers, and alot more ammo...........what was I thinking[?][?] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by oldemagics
quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
"The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens" OMG, that means there are 10 poor schmucks with no guns! How horrible![:p]
roflmao! you got it right!
the flaw in the study that has such low numbers for other countries?
quote:U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies.
in other words non of the weapons privately owned but not REGISTERED in other "under developed" countries are not included i the survey
yeah there must be millions of unaccounted for AKs as well as old (but still functional) WWII-era weapons in Africa and other wild places0 -
The United States of America. The country with the most freedom in the world. Huh? Maybe just maybe there is a connection?[}:)] 0 -
A man with a gun is a citizen...a man without is a subject...
We need to increase the citizenry....I for one am quite a contented citizen with several arsenals and in search of more...
Harley
...fools die laughing still...0
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