Suspect tore down Pride flag and hurled homophobic slurs before killing California store owner, say police

      • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        There are more guns in the country than there are people. And only 32% of American adults own guns. So if only a 1/3 of adults, who make up 2/3 of the population, own guns and there more guns than people, then the average gun owner owns 5 guns.

        I would say owning 5 guns is close to hoarding but maybe not quite there. However, that’s the average. I know many gun owners who only have 1 or 2 guns. That means there are a lot of people who own a lot more than 5 guns.

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          I would say owning 5 guns is close to hoarding

          That’s a revolver, a pistol, a hunting riffle, a shotgun, and an AR/AK.

          5 guns for 5 different jobs and you could carry them to the car in a single trip.

          “Hoarding” is like… what people who have compounds do.

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        1 year ago

        Firearms are not cheap and neither is ammo.

        So are rich assholes or marginalized people more likely to be able to afford them?