Links to studies would be appreciated.
2007-03-16 08:45:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
accrding to the AFA the numbr of american households with registered guns stands at 39%. this figure includes the general population, hunters, and law enforcement personnel.
it is estimated that another 27% of american households contain unregistered guns. pretty staggering stats.
atp
2007-03-22 06:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am sure alot more than all the ones registered ,
Over 50% of American households own guns, despite government statistics showing the number is approximately 35%, because guns not listed on any government roll were not counted during the gathering of data. [9]
Evanston, Ill., a Chicago suburb of 75,000 residents, became the largest town to ban handgun ownership in September 1982 but experienced no decline in violent crime.
Among the 15 states with the highest homicide rates, 10 have restrictive or very restrictive gun laws.
20 percent of U.S. homicides occur in four cities with just 6 percent of the population - New York, Chicago, Detroit and Washington, D.C. - and each has a virtual prohibition on private handguns.[8]
UK banned private ownership of all handguns in 1997. Since 1998 the number of people injured by firearms in England and Wales has more than doubled, despite massive increase in number of police personnel.[9]
Violent crime accelerated in Jamaica after handguns were banned.
On the other hand, the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report ranking of cities over 40,000 in population by violent crime rates (per 100,000 population) finds that the ten cities with the highest violent crime rates for 2003 include three cities in the very strict state of New Jersey, one in the fairly restrictive state of Massachusettes, where as the rest have recently adopted laws that allow for the carrying of a handgun with a permit.:
here is another article for you
The United States: There are 89,757,697 guns in this country. Most people who own them are called rednecks. Gun ownership is a requirement for citizenship in the United States. ????????
2007-03-23 16:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by HJW 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will be no way to even guess at this. Many MANY people have guns that are not traceable / non-registered so you could only go by which ones are registered federally and that amount will be WAY off.
Hundreds of people I know around me all have guns that are not on the charts and Gangs have even more !
2007-03-17 15:20:32 · answer #3 · answered by Kitty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope your not wanting it for a project. More than a hundred percent of American households and farmsteaders because they have to fight off the injuns..cougars...wolves.
2007-03-22 10:36:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than half i'm sure. the real question is why do so many American houeholds have guns? I personaly think its the same reason people carry condoms, you'd rather have one and not need it than need it and not have one, if you get what i'm saying.
BEST ANSWER i'm tellin ya....
2007-03-16 17:06:18 · answer #5 · answered by marty justa wonderin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough good guys, to many bad guys.
2007-03-17 02:23:24 · answer #6 · answered by .45 Peacemaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know.. but too many. Those who live by the sword die by the sword.
2007-03-16 15:57:29 · answer #7 · answered by Adam B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
.............GET SOME..........
2007-03-24 11:49:32 · answer #8 · answered by ThomasL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋