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[1] [2] The survey stated that USA civilians account for an estimated 393 million (about 46 percent) of the worldwide total of civilian held firearms, [2] or about 120.5 firearms for every 100 American residents. [2] From 1994 to 2023, gun ownership increased 28% in America. In 2023, about 16.7 million firearms were sold in the U.S.
The Small Arms Survey 2017 [1] provides estimates of the total number of civilian-owned guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns, because single individuals can own multiple guns. See also Percent of households with guns by country.
In 2018, Small Arms Survey reported that there are over one billion small arms distributed globally, of which 857 million (about 85 percent) are in civilian hands. [2] [3] U.S. civilians alone account for 393 million (about 46 percent) of the worldwide total of civilian held firearms. [3] This amounts to "120.5 firearms for every 100 residents."
There are currently more than 400 million firearms in U.S. civilian hands. Our military and police have about 5.5 million small arms. Opinion: America has a problem with too many guns in the wrong ...
Roughly 7.5 million American adults became new gun owners during the pandemic, and most of them had previously lived in a home without a gun, according to data from the 2021 National Firearms Survey.
According to research from Harvard and Northeastern universities, about 8 million American adults own an average of 17 guns each.
See also: Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country. It provides estimates of the total number of civilian guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that possesses guns. This is because individuals can possess more than one gun.
With nearly 400 million guns in civilian hands, the violence they enable feels to many like a threat to their right to worship in peace, go to school and be safe at home.