Report says over 1 billion small arms in world, up from 2007

[Gerald]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There are over 1 billion firearms in the world today, including 857 million in civilian hands — with American men and women the dominant owners, according to a study released Monday.

The Small Arms Survey says 393 million of the civilian-held firearms, 46 percent, are in the United States, which is "more than those held by civilians in the other top 25 countries combined."
"The key to the United States, of course, is its unique gun culture," the report's author, Aaron Karp, said at a news conference. "American civilians buy an average of 14 million new firearms every year, and that means the United States is an overwhelming presence on civilian markets."

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That's a lot.

[August]

Originally Posted by Vendor

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That's a lot.

No it's not, there are 325 million of us.

[em2nought]

China could field an army larger than our entire population, illegals included, if they wanted to.

[Skybird]

China fielding an army of 300+ millions? No. India or Indonesia not as well, for that matter.


1 billion firearms in the world? That leaves one question: how to arm the other 6.5 billion people?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by em2nought

China could field an army larger than our entire population, illegals included, if they wanted to.

Only if they used soldier ants