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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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Croll's Query:
If tin whistles are made of tin, what are foghorns made of?
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Tuesday September 20 2016, @08:02PM
%1 of my family owns %100 percent of my family's telescopes. (it's me)
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 2, Funny) by nitehawk214 on Tuesday September 20 2016, @08:03PM
Please do not ask why I put the % in front of the numbers.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 21 2016, @12:52PM
OK, then let me ask you instead: Why did you put both a percent sign and the word "percent" to the number 100? Did you mean a hundred percent of a percent, or what? ;-)
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Wednesday September 21 2016, @07:50PM
Ok, that is a totally valid question.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday September 21 2016, @12:40AM
%1 of my family owns %100 percent of my family's telescopes
I'm pretty sure I read on the Internet that Obama's coming for the telescopes too.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Bogsnoticus on Wednesday September 21 2016, @03:44AM
Thats the advantage of telescope ownership over gun ownership. You can see them coming a mile away.
Genius by birth. Evil by choice.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday September 21 2016, @04:09AM
Ran out of mods points, +1 funny.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 21 2016, @01:00PM
If you outlaw telescopes only perverts will have telescopes.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 21 2016, @06:38PM
Y'all must have HUGE families then....
In my family of four (including 2 cats,) 25% of my family owns 100% of the guns, 100% of the guitars, and 100% of the telescopes.
Which is why I get 0% of the sex.
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Wednesday September 21 2016, @07:51PM
Trust me, having more telescopes will not get you more sex.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh