Of the 857 million guns owned by civilians, 393 million are in the United States - more than all of the firearms held by ordinary citizens in the other top 25 countries combined
DW: Gun ownership worldwide estimated to top one billion
Over one billion firearms now flood the world, most of which are owned by civilians, according to Geneva-based researchers. Americans alone possess 40 percent, more than all civilians combined in 25 other countries.
The Small Arms Survey compiled by Geneva's Graduate Institute and published Monday said the global civilian firearms stockpile had swelled from 650 million to 857 million between 2006 and 2017, accounting for 85 percent of all stocks.
Military arsenals held 133 million (13 percent) and law enforcement agencies 23 million (2 percent), raising the total to slightly more than one billion.
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Update #1: Report says over 1 billion small arms in world, up from 2007 (AP)
Update #2: Civilians own 85% of world's 1bn firearms, survey reveals (The Guardian)
Update #3: Americans own 40 percent of world's firearms: study (AFP)
WNU Editor: The report is here .... Global Firearms Holdings (Small Arms Survey).
2 comments:
Americans Own 46% of the World's 1 Billion Guns, Says U.N. Report
The US alone has at least 320 million so I would think that the rest of the world would have a bit more than 1 billion.
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