Re: Dear John:

"Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick" <Popeye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

By Laura MacInnis

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has 90 guns for every 100
citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a
report released on Tuesday said.

Typical statistics. They compare it to the total population of the US when
they should have compared it to the population over some particular age
(perhaps 18?) since for the most part, any gun 'owned' by someone less than
18 is probably owned and controlled by their father (or parents, as the
case may be). Specified that way, we have over 1 gun per person old enough
to own a gun. About 26% of the population is less than 18 years old from
what I've read on one of the Census websites. Typically, more men own
firearms than women. A woman might own one or two firearms, but a man is
likely to own quite a few more since they get used for whatever type of
hunting he is inclined to participate in. It is not unreasonable to see a
man own a shotgun for waterfowl hunting, a rifle for deer hunting, a .22
rifle for small game / varmit hunting, a large caliber handgun for backup
purposes for certain types of hunting, and a .22 pistol for plinking. Once
a man's son is old enough, he'll usually buy him a .410 shotgun.
.

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