Boulder Canyon Bob# 32052L Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Just saw a news piece on Yahoo about gun ownership in the world, China was third, I think Yemen was second and the US was first, we own a quarter of all the privately owned guns in the world. What a bunch of slackers! We need to get that up to one half. Do your part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Now, is that on a per-capita basis or sheer numbers...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulder Canyon Bob# 32052L Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Now, is that on a per-capita basis or sheer numbers...? Pure #'s according to the article we own 270,000,000. Second place was 46,000,000. Seems like we ought to do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jittery Jim Jonah, SASS #64913L Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Just saw a news piece on Yahoo about gun ownership in the world, China was third, I think Yemen was second and the US was first, we own a quarter of all the privately owned guns in the world. What a bunch of slackers! We need to get that up to one half. Do your part. Would be very interested in where that news items is since that is a tremendous change from the worldwide survey in 2007.... At that time the U.S. was first with 90 guns per 100 people. Serbia was second at 60 guns per 100 citizens.... China was # 102 with 5 guns per 100 citizens.... Last (#178) was Tunisia at .1 (that's right, one tenth of a gun) gun per 100 people. I tried to find the item but could not..... JJJ-D :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulder Canyon Bob# 32052L Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Here is a link to the story. http://news.yahoo.com/who-knew/registered-guns-which-countries-have-the-highest-registered-gun-to-citizen-ratio-29789197.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Pure #'s according to the article we own 270,000,000. Second place was 46,000,000. Seems like we ought to do better. I promise to do my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jittery Jim Jonah, SASS #64913L Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Here is a link to the story. http://news.yahoo.com/who-knew/registered-guns-which-countries-have-the-highest-registered-gun-to-citizen-ratio-29789197.html O.K. makes sense now, it's the total number of guns owned..... JJJ-D :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I don't have any, lost em all in a terrible canoe accident years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Bull Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I don't have any, lost em all in a terrible canoe accident years ago You too??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I don't have any, lost em all in a terrible canoe accident years ago Many years ago, I pawned the one I had and never reclaimed it. Don't even remember where the pawn shop was now since it's been so long ago. I think it was a .22 single shot rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I don't have any, lost em all in a terrible canoe accident years ago That's weird that that happened to you and Philly both. Same thing befell me a few years back.........Damn canoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Registered Guns: Which Countries Have The Highest Registered-Gun-To-Citizen Ratio? I don't have any of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I turned all my evil guns in for gift cards. I then donated the gift cards to the Democratic party. They know better how to spend my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Duckett Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 No guns for me either. I just borrow and watch. Trust me. Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shoer 27979 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 What are guns ?? never heard of them before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oklahomabound Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 ...I think I say a gun once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calico Mary Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Guns, what are guns?? I'm in SASS for the costumes, little girls always love to play dress-up (Honestly, it's the truth, at least the second sentence! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hoss Fly #63711 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hell- those numbers show KNOWN guns owned- I 'spect if the real numbers were known it'd be a bit different-------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker, SASS #55963 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I knew this was a more social forum, but I didn't know it was supposed to be a comedy central branch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulder Canyon Bob# 32052L Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 I promise to do my part. Yep, me too, I just sold one, but bought 3 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Stone Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 The gun is good..... The pen** is evil... -Zardoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky Joe, SASS #24061 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Growing up in NYC where guns are equated with evil, I never had a gun until I moved west. Then acquired just enough to play cowboy. Unfortunately the movers stole them all when I moved about 6 myears ago. Being brainwashed by NYC's Sullivan law, never felt the need to replace 'em. BTW, virtually every Yemeni male, on becoming of age, receives an AK-47. Once outside Sana-a, at least in what used to be N. Yemen, it's very rare to see a male without his jambiya (belt knife) or AK. Aa a sidenote, when the rebels gave up the fight in the early 80's, thery were allowed to keep their 'personal' weapons. included RPGs, mortars 60mm or smaller, and heavy machine guns 12.7mm or smaller. Heavier MGs, SAM missles (SA-7s), 82mm nmortars, and other assorted weaponry were no-nos and had to be turned in. It was very interesting to see what turned up in the bazaars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I live in the high mountain desert and don't own any canoes or boats. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I have always found it interesting on the five o'clock news and fantasy programs, that the pictures that come from the middle east show a lot of folks in civilian garb with AK 47s in hand, in the street, and most are shooting burst of auto fire into the air. Hmmmmm, wonder how that would work in some of our cities? And I wonder where all that .30 cal comes down? But it looks good on the screen. Makes the story more exciting. Whoa, I think I just wet myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Beady Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Myself, I'm wrestling with the entire concept of Chinese gun ownership. Somehow, it just doesn't seem to jibe with the idea of a hardline Communist dictatorship (or whatever you call it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creekside Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 That's weird that that happened to you and Philly both. Same thing befell me a few years back.........Damn canoes. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creekside Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I have always found it interesting on the five o'clock news and fantasy programs, that the pictures that come from the middle east show a lot of folks in civilian garb with AK 47s in hand, in the street, and most are shooting burst of auto fire into the air. Hmmmmm, wonder how that would work in some of our cities? And I wonder where all that .30 cal comes down? But it looks good on the screen. Makes the story more exciting. Whoa, I think I just wet myself. Ever wonder were all that ammo comes from These poor starving ppl are blasting away with maybe buy some food with all that money or is ammo free in third world countrys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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