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Guns in the US.
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:28 pm
by Buzz
According to the Congressional Research Service, in 2009 there were an estimated 310 million firearms in the United States (not including weapons on military bases), of which 114 million were handguns, 110 million were rifles, and 86 million were shotguns. The current population of the United States, according to the Census, is around 314 million.
Re: Guns in the US.
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:41 pm
by Pudfark
Thanx to Obama...everybody's got one, or getting one.
Should be a helluva "hoe-down"....
Re: Guns in the US.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:01 am
by Pudfark
Mississippi bill would nullify federal laws
Republican state Reps. Gary Chism and Jeff Smith, both of Columbus, filed a bill this month
to form the Joint Legislative Committee on the Neutralization of Federal Laws.
Chism said Thursday that the tea party-backed measure
is a response to President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul and proposals to curb gun violence.
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01 ... z2Iy53R1ZD
Re: Guns in the US.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:10 am
by Buzz
Stupid hillbillies.
Re: Guns in the US.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:33 pm
by Soapy
No way. 4 million Americans
don't have guns?
Re: Guns in the US.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:36 pm
by Buzz
That was 4 years ago.
We all have two guns now.
Re: Guns in the US.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:25 pm
by Soapy
Of course, you need 2 each in case an Elk with bad intent has one
Re: Guns in the US.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:36 pm
by Pudfark
I like that Soapy....
Re: Guns in the US.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:57 pm
by Reservoir_Dog
Re: Guns in the US.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:00 pm
by Reservoir_Dog
Pudfark wrote:Chism said Thursday that the tea party-backed measure is a response to President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul and proposals to curb gun violence.
Yeah, the last thing on Earth anyone wants to do is curb gun violence.
