http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcgvintl.html

The stats are a worry. Gosh that NRA is a scary mob! No politician with any guts will take them on! Very sad.

I see this thread being a real winner


Just to clarify though, you might want to check your anti-gun sources a little more closely, from what I see this website, while not necessarily pro-gun, is not anti-gun either.

Originally Posted by Strongbow

http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcgvintl.html

The stats are a worry. Gosh that NRA is a scary mob! No politician with any guts will take them on! Very sad.

Actually, the NRA is backed by the Constitution and the politicians receive support from one of the largest lobby groups on the hill, the NRA. No politician has ever seen monetary or voting support that they dislike.

39% of households with firearms isn't a lot, we should work on getting that number up.

Originally Posted by PJ24

39% of households with firearms isn't a lot, we should work on getting that number up.

Indeed, as of this moment we only have rifles behind every other blade of grass, we are a soft target!

I hate to inform you folks but the number is higher. The amount of firearms in every American household is more something like 51%.

Wanna bet it is higher still?

The numbers only reflect the reported number of registered weapons.

I have been looking up different statistics on this since I read it. It seems the average is about 40% to 42% of American households with at least one firearm. Obviously it could be higher, but this seems to be the standard percentage given from several different sources I've been scanning thanks to Major Google.

I'm willing to bet it it is higher, since like everyone has said that only accounts for registered guns...

Furthermore have you heard how the Aussie gun control is working out, all crime has increased. Armed robber shot up something like 44%, yup took the guns away from everyone but the criminals...

Can't help but notice that information is a little, umm, old. Let's see, the information in that table was from 1992-1994, the current year is 2007, by my calculation that's anywhere from 15-13 years old. Couldn't up but notice that our suicide rate is considerably lower than most of Western Europe.