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Re:NRA bankruptcy lets critics peer into gun lobby’s inner w... by zepto on Sunday February 07, 2021 @03:24PM (#26057888)
> the average American does not own a gun

Remember it’s not binary - the average American owns approximately 40% of a gun.

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Re:NRA bankruptcy lets critics peer into gun lobby’s inner w... by galangalalgol on Sunday February 07, 2021 @07:20PM (#26059483)
Actually if we do the math that way everyone owns about 1.1 guns.
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Re:NRA bankruptcy lets critics peer into gun lobby’s inner w... by zepto on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:34PM (#26067519)
Not really - if people own guns for home defense, then it’s reasonable not to buy one for each person in a household, and yet those people are still part of a gun owning group that happens not to need one each.

I presume each family member in such a household doesn’t each own their own vacuum cleaner or stove, either.

It’s not reasonable to count all these people as ‘gun owners’ in their own right, but it’s also not reasonable to pretend it’s binary.

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