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Old September 21, 2017, 08:52 PM   #51
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One handgun
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with another shotgun on the way.

Hey, I'm new to guns this year.
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Old September 21, 2017, 09:17 PM   #52
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I got a shotgun a rifle and a four wheel drive...
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Old September 22, 2017, 03:56 PM   #53
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due to laws here I got 18points to a 20 max before I have to upgrade security (no basement in my house and would need to heavily reinforce to have a walk in safe)
so I have to think hard about what to get next, hard to choose what to keep if I want to get other stuff now (I have changed alot previously but not in the last year)
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Old September 24, 2017, 12:40 PM   #54
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Honestly I have no idea but i have 3 safes and 2 gun lockers full and I don't think I could squeeze anything else in them..The only two people who know exactly how many I own would be my wife and my insurance man and that is because once a year I have to give my wife a list of what I bought and sold off in the previous year so she can update the insurance I carry on them but I've warned her if she ever gives me the total number I'll go on a shopping spree till I forget again how many I actually own and she not willing to deal with that
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Old October 14, 2017, 07:24 PM   #55
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Old October 14, 2017, 10:33 PM   #56
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Can't recall where I read it, but stats say gun ownership is way up. But, only about 3% of us own 17 or more guns. Hmmmmm . . . . .

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Old October 14, 2017, 10:43 PM   #57
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Old October 14, 2017, 10:52 PM   #58
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Can't recall where I read it, but stats say gun ownership is way up. But, only about 3% of us own 17 or more guns. Hmmmmm . . . . .
"Three percent ... own half of the guns in the U.S."

I think most members of this forum are "three-percenters". (Eight or more guns, according to the author of the article that is now everywhere.)
I am.


The slightly twisted and unsupported statistic that I like the most, though:
The U.S. is supposed to have half of the legally-owned civilian firearms in the world.
"Three-percenters" own half of those.
So we own 25% of the legal civilian firearms in the world.

...We need to boost those numbers a bit.
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Old October 15, 2017, 09:42 PM   #59
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But how do they know . . . ?

Frank:
Our discussion is causing me to wonder. How do they know that three percent of us own so much? They'd have to be doing surveys. Not supposed to be records kept by most state police. IL law enforcement is not supposed to be keeping records.

Can you aim me at that article again?

Hmmmm . . .

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Old October 15, 2017, 10:20 PM   #60
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Old October 16, 2017, 07:35 AM   #61
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3% 'Super-Owner' story was 'broken' by The Guardian and The Trace:

https://www.thetrace.org/2016/09/har...rvey-research/

Link to Northeastern's blurb about the 'study':

https://news.northeastern.edu/2016/0...past-20-years/

As for the actual 'study', apparently it has yet to be published...It is supposed to be published in 2017 by the 'Russell Sage Foundation'...
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Old October 16, 2017, 09:46 AM   #62
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To me, that question is par to asking someone how much money they have.
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Old October 16, 2017, 12:30 PM   #63
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How big is my "arsenal"? Not nearly as big as I would like it to be.
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Old October 16, 2017, 01:49 PM   #64
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My arsenal is large enough to fit all the firearms of my arsenal and my magazine is large enough to hold all my ammunition as well as a few magazines.
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Old October 16, 2017, 08:20 PM   #65
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Thanks for the links . . .

Salmoneye: Thanks for the links. I see the survey sample is almost 4000. There are about 250 million adults in the USA so the sample size is 0.00016 percent. Is that enough to get a picture of reality? I guess I'd also like to know the demographics of those who responded to the survey. We'll learn more when they publish the report.

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Old October 16, 2017, 08:53 PM   #66
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Old October 16, 2017, 09:08 PM   #67
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The second article in Salmoneye's post states "one in three children—currently live in homes with firearms." Statements like that are much too vague to assess risk to children without a detailed explanation. For example, the risk for five children living in a home with one firearm is probably different from the risk of one child living in a home with five firearms. And, of course, the type of firearms in a home are very significant with respect to the risk of harm to children. My initial reaction is simply that the author (not Salmoneye) is not yet qualified to perform such research and/or is not qualified to formulate logical, fact-based conclusions from such research. Or the author chose to simplify his research and ignore variables that obviously affect the risk he was "researching."
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Old October 16, 2017, 10:29 PM   #68
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Old October 16, 2017, 11:04 PM   #69
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"one in three children—currently live in homes with firearms."
That's depressing, really, because they used to say half the households in America had a gun. We've certainly gone downhill.

My children grew up in a house with firearms
I grew up in a house with firearms
My Mother grew up in a house with firearms
My Father grew up in a house with firearms
My Grandfather grew up in a house with firearms.

Sorry, but that's as far back as I can determine, though I expect my more distant ancestors also had guns in their homes.

I'll check on my granddaughter, her mother used to have a gun, but it may have gone in her divorce. If she doesn't have one, I'll have to get her one.

If you raise your children properly, guns in the house, even unsecured and loaded are not a risk. If you don't, or you allow all the little house apes in the neighborhood free run of your home, then they can be.

As for "arsenal size", I have no desire to engage in a ..."arsenal" measuring contest on the internet. I will say, however that there's a good chance mine is bigger than yours!
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Old October 16, 2017, 11:16 PM   #70
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I was a young boy when I was taught to shoot. I’ll keep adding ammunition to the arsenal, but I’m done purchasing firearms. My house is small and I have other interests. I’ve discovered recently that gun buying isn’t the most expensive hobby you can have, lol.
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Old October 17, 2017, 12:43 AM   #71
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After the Fort Hood shooting back in 2009, the Corps Commander wanted to know how many service members owned firearms on the installation. The garrison command mistakenly sent the Excel spreadsheet to all the senior commanders to answer that question...I was shocked to see that while my personal arsenal was respectable, there were several on-post with larger inventories. I counted easily 70-80K (yes, 30,000-40,000) firearms on that massive spreadsheet. Even more interesting is that only accounted for those living on base which was less than 50% of the population.

I have around 50-60 handguns and 50-60 long-guns and I'm considered average from several I know. You won't find many that want to advertise what they own and it's often advisable to avoid that advertisement. I hated the fact that military installations forced registration of what you owned. In fact, Fort Gordon, GA, mandated that you register any firearms you owned and wanted to use on their post range...even if you lived off-post. All that does is provide some disgruntled MP a nice list of what you own and your address. As firearm restrictions increase, so will theft...it's best to keep your inventory on the down-low.

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Old October 17, 2017, 07:48 AM   #72
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I counted easily 70-80K (yes, 30,000-40,000) firearms on that massive spreadsheet.
Are you saying 30-40k people had 70-80k firearms amongst them? 70-80k does not equal 30,000-40,000 otherwise. Anyway I can’t figure out what you meant to convey there.
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Old October 17, 2017, 04:11 PM   #73
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Not big enough. Although the local PD will on occasion come and borrow something they don't have
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Old October 18, 2017, 04:06 AM   #74
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As big as it's going to get/As small as it's going to stay. (you choose)

Unless my life situation chances drastically.
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Old October 18, 2017, 09:36 AM   #75
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