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17-02-2018, 11:31 AM
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Your figures are a bit off, there is more than one for every person in the US
Ownership is slightly under one third, that would make it approx 30%
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17-02-2018, 11:42 AM
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This was the source I was quoting Rehab. I'm not sure I made my meaning clear.

https://qz.com/1209807/florida-shoot...-mentally-ill/
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The statistic shows the percentage of households in the United States which own firearms from 1972 to 2017. In 2017, about 42 percent of U.S. households had at least one gun in possession.
Additional information on firearms in the United States

Firearms command a higher degree of cultural significance in the United States than any other country in the world.
From The Statistics Portal.
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17-02-2018, 01:47 PM
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Doesn't that mean that 58% don't have a gun? The trouble is, as I've said before on here, statistics can be made to fit whatever argument you are making at the time.
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Originally Posted by summer ->
Actually blueberry what I meant to say (very badly) was that latterly Trump seems to have acted in a more presidential way and also I thought he would be re-elected because the USA economy is dong well and rightly or wrongly in the minds of many Americans that will be attributed to Trump.

I'm not a Trump fan but having said that he is not my President so its really not so important, I always said we should give him time and initially it would be difficult for him.
I hear you. We had two choice, Hillary or Trump. Trump won the election, so obviously he is the best of the two...he is the one, the majority of the American people wanted.
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What kind of gun laws does Canada have?
This thread is not about Canada, sorry..
You can ask me what kind of gun laws the Arab Countries have also, but I am not going to answer that.....and they are COUNTRIES, you know, just ask Tarantula, she is the spokesperson for them.
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Originally Posted by wild blueberry ->
I hear you. We had two choice, Hillary or Trump. Trump won the election, so obviously he is the best of the two...he is the one, the majority of the American people wanted.
Which doesn't say much about Americans!
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Originally Posted by wild blueberry ->
I hear you. We had two choice, Hillary or Trump. Trump won the election, so obviously he is the best of the two...he is the one, the majority of the American people wanted.
Wrong..again. The Donald was chosen by the Electoral College the only count that matters in any Presidential Election
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Hi

For the avoidance of doubt.

Enforcement Officers do not carry guns here in the UK.

That is strictly reserved to specialist highly trained officers.
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What I find interesting is that a child can buy an AR15 semi automatic weapon but is banned from buying a beer
 
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