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6. Well, some of em got an awful lot to compensate for.

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Mon Sep 19, 2016, 08:19 PM

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Just three percent of adults own half of America�s guns [View all] jpak Sep 2016 OP

gun-percenters nt geek tragedy Sep 2016 #1

This is about right for any fetish. PSPS Sep 2016 #2

paranoid gun humpers Skittles Sep 2016 #3

We were correct. Rex Sep 2016 #5

Ammosexuals. muntrv Sep 2016 #8

And yet it is the other 97% that always think it is about them! Rex Sep 2016 #4

Why are so called gun hoarders a problem? aikoaiko Sep 2016 #27

Newtown maxsolomon Sep 2016 #47

No I wouldn't consider that an example of hoarding. aikoaiko Sep 2016 #50

That makes no sense hack89 Sep 2016 #33

Hey, Rex. Bring up that hoarding problem to Jay Leno. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #46

"I don't really know how or why they think they will be able to use all of those firearms" citood Sep 2016 #52

Ha I once sold a Beanie baby for +/-$9500, and another for about $8500... jmg257 Sep 2016 #56

Touche citood Sep 2016 #58

Oh not collectors on our end - My boss's wife is a Ty rep - she and another jmg257 Sep 2016 #60

How do I find people citood Sep 2016 #63

LOL! Yeah, right? Cheers! :) jmg257 Sep 2016 #64

Well, some of em got an awful lot to compensate for. CBGLuthier Sep 2016 #6

They have a really propaganda... er, I mean a great marketing agency in the NRA. procon Sep 2016 #7

that is still frightening, about 10 million really heavily armed gun nuts Amishman Sep 2016 #9

The other part of that statistic is also interesting: enough Sep 2016 #10

I own two pellet guns madokie Sep 2016 #14

Any hobby any more is ridiculously expensive. Initech Sep 2016 #11

... alcibiades_mystery Sep 2016 #12

Unexpected MowCowWhoHow III Sep 2016 #13

Good perspective UTUSN Sep 2016 #15

I bet that that 3% is almost entirely Republican Bozvotros Sep 2016 #16

10 million people own 17+ guns each, 60+ Million own the rest. jmg257 Sep 2016 #17

Scary....until you realize there's limitations to the human body. ileus Sep 2016 #18

Yeah, we'll be so screwed if the North Koreans attack. hunter Sep 2016 #21

The preceding message brought to you by the gun manufacturers' lobby Orrex Sep 2016 #28

Scary that someone can see "low gun ownership" as a problem. nt DLevine Sep 2016 #30

OK, just to make sure people understand duncang Sep 2016 #19

You said it, not me. hunter Sep 2016 #22

Just wondering do you know me? duncang Sep 2016 #24

I've little doubt many, many firearm owners would allege precisely the same thing LanternWaste Sep 2016 #32

So are you biased enough to infer someone you don't know a liar? duncang Sep 2016 #37

What? The gun I use is right by my bed. I can get to it in 2-3 seconds... Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #42

That person has previously sarisataka Sep 2016 #36

lol duncang Sep 2016 #38

My mom, a little old lady, is much more intimidating than I am... hunter Sep 2016 #40

I must be doing something right, sarisataka Sep 2016 #41

So what's the gun for? hunter Sep 2016 #66

Guns are like guitars - hard to own just 1. jmg257 Sep 2016 #20

I have seven cars. Throd Sep 2016 #39

Yep - and it always nice to be able to compare one to the other, and change things up a bit! jmg257 Sep 2016 #55

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Just think...of the "nearly 4000" who took the poll, 1000 owned guns. jmg257 Sep 2016 #25

What % of crime are they responsible for? JonathanRackham Sep 2016 #26

I own 12 guns.... Adrahil Sep 2016 #29

It makes sense, most people own guns as tools and are not collectors Lee-Lee Sep 2016 #31

Bob Dylan collects guns. He must be a humper, too! Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #43

I have 4 or 5 that I've never shot... ileus Sep 2016 #44

Is a survey of 4000 sarisataka Sep 2016 #34

Well this should actually make some here happy B2G Sep 2016 #35

Interesting. Somehow though, I doubt this takes into account the thousands of illegal guns. cwydro Sep 2016 #45

More like 'millions' of illegal guns. nt B2G Sep 2016 #48

You're right. I almost posted that. cwydro Sep 2016 #49

Well shit - that's only like 1400 people, in the whole city responsible for 80% of the mayhem there. jmg257 Sep 2016 #59

Mr Kleck's study on Defensive gun uses.. virginia mountainman Sep 2016 #51

If, by failed, you mean succeeded, then yes maxsolomon Sep 2016 #54

Ha - I'll just take your word that its probably flawed. nt jmg257 Sep 2016 #57

Its apparent you don't care about the Constitution, because maxsolomon Sep 2016 #65

That, or a HUGE kick-ass standing army! My, how the peoples' opinion changes! jmg257 Sep 2016 #67

BTDT sarisataka Sep 2016 #61

Well this is different... sarisataka Sep 2016 #62

Amazing stat when you think about it.. Peacetrain Sep 2016 #53

Now you've done it SwankyXomb Sep 2016 #68