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(VIDEO) USA Gun Owners Buy 14 Million Plus Guns In 2009…More Than 21 of the Worlds Standing Armies Combined
That is 14,033,824,000 billion+ rounds of Ammo..you think that is why we have an Ammo shortage?
For Full Story and VIDEO click here...http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/video-usa-gun-owners-buy-14-million-plus-guns-in-2009-more-than-21-of-the-worlds-standing-armies-combined/
Washington, DC –(AmmoLand.com)- Data released by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for the year reported 14,033,824 NICS Checks for the year of 2009, a 10 percent increase in gun purchases from the 12,709,023 reported in 2008.
So far that is roughly 14,000,000+ guns bought last year!
The total is probably more as many NICS background checks cover the purchase of more than one gun at a time by individuals(VIDEO) USA Gun Owners Buy 14 Million Plus Guns In 2009…More Than 21 of the... more
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The country's largest handgun manufacturer Smith & Wesson is reporting first quarter net sales over 30 percent higher than last year's, with Michael Golden , Smith & Wesson president & CEO and CNBC's Erin Burnett.
(CNBC, 2009, September 11)The country's largest handgun manufacturer Smith & Wesson is reporting first... more
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Americans love their guns. The first battle of the American Revolution wasn't because of taxes or stifling freedom of press or freedom to assemble - but from the attempt by the British soldiers to disarm Massachusetts at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The brigade sized American irregular element used guerrilla style ambushes against a half brigade sized element of British regulars, and the Americans won the day with small arms, to protect their guns.
Small arms, for those of you not in the know, are the pistols, shot guns, rifles, assault weapons, and some machine guns, carried and used by individual soldiers. These are usually differentiated from "light weapons," like RPGs, anti-tank weapons, some heavier machine guns which are "crew served" - that is, that need at least two people to operate. From gang wars, to civil wars, to army on army wars, small arms are almost always the most important weapons, because they are small, cheap, and require very little training to use.
About 80 million private Americans own about 200 million guns, about a third of the world's total of weapons. Pause and think about that for a second. The Vietnamese military and paramilitary forces probably have around 10 million under arms, and weapons for everyone else are outlawed. In China, around 7 million military and paramilitary, and gun ownership is strictly outlawed for others. In North Korea, around 6 million. Compare that to 8 million registered guns in New York City (which has fairly strict regulations by US standards), and 2 million unregistered guns. These three largest armed forces combined are outgunned about 9 to 1 by private Americans.
Demand in the US spiked for weapons this year, as Democrats took over the Congress and White House, causing a spike in international arms trade. Americans love guns so much, the American gun industry can't keep up - hence Americans receiving 27% of all international gun transfers. American suppliers sell 22% of international transfers (including 49% of military grade weapons), as American weapons have strong brand reputations of quality, and of course the cachet of American firepower. Not to mention the US finds it useful for countries to depend on the US (and not Europe, Russia or China) for military weapons.
The international small arms trade isn't a very big business - only around $4 billion in legal, reported small arms transfers reported in 2006. Compare that to about $6 billion per year in Apple iPod sales, or $3 billion per year in Tide laundry detergent. Of course the purpose of guns is not to make profits, but to be able to cause losses. In the US, about 31,000 people were killed by guns in 2006. Most of those deaths, about 17,000, were by suicide, and about 13,000 homicides. Gun violence is a much smaller preventable cause of death than other behavioral problems - about one in 6,500 guns will kill someone per year, generally the gun's owner. Compare that to the 440,000 smoking related deaths per year caused by the 47 million smokers in the US, where each smoker has a 1% chance of passively committing suicide each year.Americans love their guns. The first battle of the American Revolution wasn't... more
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“You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.” - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto WWII
You also bought 1,529,635,000 rounds of ammunition in just the month of December 2008. Yeah that is right, that is Billion with a “B”. This number takes no accounting of reloading or reloaded ammunition.
…..read more at AmmoLand.com if you dare.
And how is Smith &Wesson doing? Pretty good I’d say. It looks like SWHC outperformed the general market’s 30% gain since the lows. Spaceshot!!!
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If this says anything, it's this, It will be really hard to kill the 'right-wing extremists'.
I really don't think that Obama will take the guns of Americans because if he did it would be a blood bath for all involved, that being police, swat, national guard, military, and of course the gun owners themselves.“You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind... more
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In case you have not noticed… Americans are arming themselves. Sales of those rifles the liberals like to refer to as “assault rifles” are so brisk, nationwide, that they are back-ordered for weeks and, in some cases, even months.In case you have not noticed… Americans are arming themselves. Sales of those... more
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The buying spree reminds local sellers of a 1994 surge that preceded the 10-year ban on semi-automatic military-style rifles. The trend began last summer when anti-Obama posters became marketing tools at Florida gun shows.
Now in the future what happens?
http://mehk.org/obama/2008/11/16/obama-triggers-gun-sales/
Will Obama be able to cope this problem or will these gun sales will rise even more?The buying spree reminds local sellers of a 1994 surge that preceded the 10-year ban... more
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