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How many guns per person are there in America?
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There are 4.7 guns per person in the US.
There are 466 million guns in America.
There are 99.6 million registered gun owners in America.
I took 466 million guns divided by 99.6 million registered gun owners in America.
That tells me there are 4.7 guns per person in the US.
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As of last year, there are approximately 466 million guns in America.
18.7 million guns were purchased last year.
An average of 15.7 million guns have been purchased per year for the past 10 years.
This data gets pulled from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
The gun ownership rate has increased significantly over the past 5-10 years.
Gun sales have grown at an average of 5.4% over the past 20 years.
40.5 million guns were purchased during the pandemic.
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There are 99.6 million registered gun owners in America.
Roughly 30% of Americans own a gun.
There are 7.4 million registered guns in America.
Only 1.89% of the guns in America are registered.
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