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A report from the National Sports Shooting Foundation (NSSF) shows the number of firearms in civilian possession topped 490 million in 2022.
According to the NSSF, βThe estimated total number of firearms in civilian possession from 1990-2022 is 491.3 million.β
Moreover, the NSSF pointed out more than ten million firearms were domestically produced in 2022 alone. The domestically-produced firearms, combined with those which were imported, resulted in β16,045,911 total firearms were made available for the U.S. marketβ in 2022.
Handguns dominate the firearms available in the U.S. market.
For example, of the 16,045,911 firearms that were available in 2022, β9,873,136 were handguns, 4,195,192 were rifles and 1,977,583 were shotguns.β
Handgun availability/production correlates with the concealed carry/self-defense market in the U.S.
All 50 states have permitted concealed carry and 29 of those states have constitutional carry, which allows law-abiding citizens to forgo a permit and still carry a handgun daily for self-defense.
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Those are rookie numbers....
We gotta pump those up...
Need to break the 500 mil ceiling.
Those estimates are from 2022.
We maybe getting close....
We can never have too many firearms. Come to think of it, it's been years since I got a new one. Time to go out and get me another !
Maybe more rifles and such too, not just handguns?
Now wouldn't it also be nice if you could get rid of all those restrictions you currently have on machine guns? At the very least the chance to start getting new ones on your private market again, even if it is just by new ones being allowed to get registered again?
I love America!
DEMONrats are good salespeople.
That they know of. How many were purchased prior to their tracking?
Many millions,and most of them are still in service.
You get it. I bet the real number is double
Iβm sure they donβt account for the older inherited ones.
That's the ones they know about....
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I luuvaah my guns, all of them.....and the powder that makes em go BANG!!
Boating accidents incoming...
Those are only the firearms they are aware of.
The real number is far more likely to be closer to one billion.
I'd believe it!
Always nice to hear some good news!
Has to be more than that...SC alone has 100 million