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Theohazard · June 12, 2016, 10:56 AM

I'd say it's not good advice for the vast majority of people on this forum.

The average price for a house in the US currently is about $230,000. Now, let's be generous and say that the average gun owned by folks on this forum is worth about $800. That means that you'd need to own almost 288 guns to equal the price of the house. Even if you owned more expensive guns and your average gun worth was $2000, that still means you own 115 guns.

So it's pretty likely that there aren't too many forum member here who own anywhere close to $230,000 worth of guns. I know of a few who probably do, but for the vast majority of us you simply can't compare a house value to our guns' value.

June 12, 2016, 10:56 AM	#15
Theohazard Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Location: Western PA Posts: 3,829	I'd say it's not good advice for the vast majority of people on this forum. The average price for a house in the US currently is about $230,000. Now, let's be generous and say that the average gun owned by folks on this forum is worth about $800. That means that you'd need to own almost 288 guns to equal the price of the house. Even if you owned more expensive guns and your average gun worth was $2000, that still means you own 115 guns. So it's pretty likely that there aren't too many forum member here who own anywhere close to $230,000 worth of guns. I know of a few who probably do, but for the vast majority of us you simply can't compare a house value to our guns' value. __________________ 0331: "Accuracy by volume."