Colorado Redneck
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There are somewhere around 400,000,000 guns in America. However, the number of gun owners is significantly less.
So, given the probability that many gun owners don't want to get shot or go to prison, the actual number that might resist turning over guns if so required by law, might be surprisingly few. Australians can own guns and hunt, but the rules are rather draconian. Gun ownership is not considered a right. And self protection is not a legal reason to own a gun. Much different culture. Not a situation that most gun people, myself included, would embrace.
About 40% of Americans say they or someone in their household owns a gun, and 22% of individuals (about 72 million people) report owning a gun, according to surveys from Pew and Harvard and Northeastern. This figure has declined over time, down from 51% of gun-owning households in 1978.
So, given the probability that many gun owners don't want to get shot or go to prison, the actual number that might resist turning over guns if so required by law, might be surprisingly few. Australians can own guns and hunt, but the rules are rather draconian. Gun ownership is not considered a right. And self protection is not a legal reason to own a gun. Much different culture. Not a situation that most gun people, myself included, would embrace.