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From The Washington Post:
The survey's findings support other research showing that as overall rates of gun ownership has declined, the number of firearms in circulation has skyrocketed. The implication is that there are more guns in fewer hands than ever before. The top 3 percent of American adults own, on average, 17 guns apiece, according to the survey's estimates.
Interesting. Lawyers, guns, and money! Which of these has the smallest percentage and largest absolute amount? Of course, the other major shift the survey reveals is in the rationale for owning firearms: currently, a majority of owners cite personal protection as their motivation, prior to the 1990's the majority owned guns for sport.
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Can anyone remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2016, @05:24PM
Yes, all my hair and some of my scalp own 17 guns. My left foot owns one too but the rest of me is poor.
I think they meant "The top 3 percent of American gun owners own"
(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Tuesday September 20 2016, @05:36PM
It's still a useless word. It's not the top 3%, or the bottom 3%, it's just 3%.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2016, @06:58PM
Maybe it is supposed to mean "the top 3%... of gun owners"
(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Wednesday September 21 2016, @07:53AM
Then it should say that, but it doesn't, so I assume it doesn't mean that.
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