A few thoughs

[hk940]

This is not my post but is an interesting perspective, I am not sure about the number of firearms quoted, but it is around 400 million.

More Americans own more guns and ammunition today than at any time in the history of the nation. Gun control has done nothing to stop gun ownership, it’s a proven fact, the more liberal kooks talk about gun restrictions, the more people buy guns. It’s been said many times Obama was the greatest gun salesman ever, that’s because for eight long tortured insufferable years Obama couldn’t stop his purple lips from constantly yapping about firearm confiscation. President Trump is probably the second most prolific gun salesman ever, but that’s because he encouraged Americans to buy guns so they could defend themselves against a tyrannical, dictatorial government. Currently there are probably more than 105 million Americans with close to a billion firearms, and unimaginable amounts of ammunition. Putting it all in perspective, 105 million is more than double the entire active military in the world, it’s about fifty times the entire law enforcement and military combined in the United States. All the gun control the kooks can muster doesn’t mean a thing, if the time comes when the American people have no choice but to crush the government, gun control will be irrelevant. As always, the

 

[AlexanderA]

if the time comes when the American people have no choice but to crush the government, gun control will be irrelevant.

Polarization. Each half of the country viscerally hates the other half. It follows, then, that both sides are arming themselves. If if it comes to that, they won't be fighting the government, but rather their fellow citizens.

(Incidentally, I'm an avid reader of online forums of both the Left and the Right. The one thing they have in common is that they both love their cats and dogs. Perhaps we can build on that.)

 

[Frulk]

I question the accuracy of that ‘1 billion’ firearms number. That means that each of the 104 million Americans purported to be firearms owners on average owns 10 guns.

Where did that number come from? And how does that number relate to the 400 million in the first paragraph?

 

[MedWheeler]

One will never get a good number on either the total number of gun owners in the US or the total number of guns owned between them all. We've been conditioned to be less-than-disclosing on that kind of information.

 

[AlexanderA]

One will never get a good number on either the total number of gun owners in the US or the total number of guns owned between them all.

Let's just say that the number of firearms owned is "plenty." If things go south, scarcity of guns won't be a factor.

 

[Monac]

"Gun control has done nothing to stop gun ownership". Have you asked anyone in Australia, the United Kingdom, or Japan about that? From the complaints I have read from former Aussie and UK gun owners, I think they would not be on board with that.

"Polarization. Each half of the country viscerally hates the other half. It follows, then, that both sides are arming themselves. If if it comes to that, they won't be fighting the government, but rather their fellow citizens." Wow. Wherever you live, I'm glad I don't live there. And if you think it's the USA, then I think it's a USA that exists in the minds of a relative few, not all over. Even in 1861, it wasn't 50-50. When it's about 50-50 both sides can get what they want at the ballot box often enough so they don't think armed insurrection is a good idea. More like 60-40, IMO. Which is why the people on the 40 side want to end democracy, then and now. Those figures aren't exact, but they're something to keep in mind.

 

[Robert]

I'm going to close this based on my experience with such topics. We already have one political thread running, and staying on topic for the moment, and this one is far broader and less focused. There is simply too much opportunity for this to wander off topic.