On 10/16/2020 06:25 AM, TimR wrote:
On Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 10:13:11 PM UTC-4, rbowman wrote:


The Montana Shooting Sports Association estimated 23 firearms per
household. I always thought that was high or I'm a slacker. The firearm
ownership is supposed to be over 50% and that I could believe.

Molon labe, Joe.

On a per capita basis the US has one of the higher death rates from firearms.

But on a per firearm basis, the US may be the safest country in the world. Fewer US firearms are ever used to kill anyone.


The problem is 'the US'. This state's statistics are equivalent to the
neighboring province of Alberta but we don't have the busy weekends that
Chicago has.