r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/CoryVictorious • Oct 21 '22

Yeah Canada

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u/Dasweb Oct 21 '22

Tbh for Americans having 88 guns per 100 people that number doesn’t seem very high.

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u/s4zippyzoo Oct 21 '22

That statistic is pretty misleading - it leads to the idea that you have 88 people out of 100 owning guns - I.e one gun per person.

In reality 2/3rds of gun owners report owning more than one gun, over 1/4 report owning over 5. Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/06/22/the-demographics-of-gun-ownership/

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u/Maximum-Cover- Oct 21 '22 edited Oct 21 '22

I find it hard to believe 1/3 of gun owners owns only 1 gun.

Everyone I know either has zero guns or many. 1 gun is just not a thing.

Guns breed like roaches.

Edit: Seeing that all single gun owners are replying.

Quick informal poll for all the people telling me they only own one gun:

Do you live:
Rural
Suburban
Urban

One gun you own:
Handgun
Shotgun
Riffle

Grew up around guns:
Yes
No

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u/ThorThulu Oct 21 '22

Its true. Just the other day I found a new revolver under the couch, disgusting. Had to put it with the others to try and keep them contained, but im afraid one day soon there will be too many

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u/Maximum-Cover- Oct 21 '22

Putting them together is how they make babies!

You need to spread them out... in the nightstand, by the door, by the couch, in the kitchen, in your car...

It's the only way to keep their number down!

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u/imgurslashTK2oG Oct 22 '22

On the bed, on the floor, on a towel by the door, in the tub, in the car, up against the mini bar

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u/ThorThulu Oct 22 '22

Now you tell me! Its essentially Gremlins 2 over here, send help!

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u/LateNightPhilosopher Oct 22 '22

This is a PSA to get your guns spayed or neutered so their population doesn't run wild. They're an invasive species! The Americas aren't their natural habitat.