We Are A Nation That Loves Guns

Personally, I don't like guns. I have never owned a gun, and I would be very happy if all the guns in the world would disappear tomorrow. But I realize that I am probably in the minority in this country.

Now I don't think all violence and murder would stop if guns were to disappear. Violence existed before guns were invented, and will probably always be with us to some extent. However, I do believe that the easy accessibility to guns causes some deaths that otherwise might not happen.

However, I can read, and it is perfectly clear that people in the United States have a right to own a gun. Our Constitution certainly gives them that right. And it looks like many Americans have made use of that right.

Currently, there are about 875 million guns of all types in the world. At least 270 million of these firearms are owned right here in the United States, giving our country the highest rate of gun ownership in the world. There are 90 guns for every 100 people in America.

It doesn't look like this will change anytime soon. Americans buy over half of the firearms made each year worldwide. Of the 8 million firearms manufactured yearly, about 4.5 million are sold here in the U.S. At this rate, it won't take too long before there is at least one gun for every person in this country.

Here is how we stack up against some other countries in the number of guns per 100 people of population:

United States..........90

Yemen..........61

Finland..........56

Switzerland..........46

Iraq..........39

France..........32

Canada..........31

Sweden..........31

Germany..........30

Brazil..........9

England/Wales..........6

India..........4

China..........3

Nigeria..........1

No other country even comes close to gun ownership in the United States. Americans do love their guns.