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A small group of Americans actually own guns, maybe 20%. So yes, the average gun owner has more like 5 guns. As for entering the property, if there’s five peop

A small group of Americans actually own guns, maybe 20%. So yes, the average gun owner has more like 5 guns. As for entering the property, if there’s five people and one gun, that’s a lot different to five people and thirty guns.

reducesuffering 4y ago
Most of the SWATing issues are in states where households have 30-40% rates, many with as high as 55-65% https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country#List_of_countries_by_estimated_number_of_guns_per_100_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_g...
rsj_hn 4y ago
It's best to look at households because children generally don't own their own gun, and often if there is a couple, only one of them will own a gun (usually the man). 44% of US households have at least one firearm in the house. Not "a small group". In terms of individuals of all ages, it's 32% of all individuals owning guns -- 45% of all men own a gun but only 19% of all women own a gun. Therefore the population where it's unusual to own a gun is single women. Single men are also less likely to own a gun than married men. If we look at those who are married, 52% of all married couples live in a household with guns. https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own-guns.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own...
tasty_freeze 4y ago
Your stats seemed low, so I looked it up on this Gallup poll. The data is from two years ago, but it probably hasn't changed much. 32% of US adults say they own a gun. 44% of adults say they live in a house that has at least one gun. https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own-guns.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own... However, I agree with your overall sentiment -- the distribution is far from uniform.
nawgz 4y ago
You mean 44% of Americans have more like 3 guns, by the official record, which vaguely addresses my weakest point I suppose. Not sure this does anything to justify the US approach to policing

reducesuffering 4y ago

Most of the SWATing issues are in states where households have 30-40% rates, many with as high as 55-65% https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country#List_of_countries_by_estimated_number_of_guns_per_100_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_g...

rsj_hn 4y ago

It's best to look at households because children generally don't own their own gun, and often if there is a couple, only one of them will own a gun (usually the man). 44% of US households have at least one firearm in the house. Not "a small group". In terms of individuals of all ages, it's 32% of all individuals owning guns -- 45% of all men own a gun but only 19% of all women own a gun. Therefore the population where it's unusual to own a gun is single women. Single men are also less likely to own a gun than married men. If we look at those who are married, 52% of all married couples live in a household with guns. https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own-guns.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own...

tasty_freeze 4y ago

Your stats seemed low, so I looked it up on this Gallup poll. The data is from two years ago, but it probably hasn't changed much. 32% of US adults say they own a gun. 44% of adults say they live in a house that has at least one gun. https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own-guns.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own... However, I agree with your overall sentiment -- the distribution is far from uniform.

nawgz 4y ago

You mean 44% of Americans have more like 3 guns, by the official record, which vaguely addresses my weakest point I suppose. Not sure this does anything to justify the US approach to policing