In the sales season, Americans have increased interest in arms

On the eve of Jerry Pender, the deputy assistant to the director of the FBI announced that a record of the number of firearms sold was broken during the November sales in the United States. weapons. According to Pender, on the so-called “Black Friday” (the day after Thanksgiving, the traditional Christmas discounts begin with it) the FBI received a huge amount of certificates on the purchase of small arms. The 2008 record of the year has been increased by 32%.

In total for November 25, gun shops visited about 130 thousand Americans. However, according to Pender, the total number of guns, rifles, revolvers and pistols sold on this day may be much higher. This is explained by the fact that having the appropriate permits an American citizen can purchase several firearms at a time. At the same time, the FBI does not keep accurate sales statistics on specific days.

According to representatives of some manufacturing companies, such a significant increase in interest in firearms in the United States is caused by many factors, including a high crime rate in some states. In addition, the number of acquired pistols and even rifles by the fair sex has significantly increased. Women acquire weapons for shooting sports or to ensure their own safety.

In private use by US citizens, there are currently approximately 230 million firearms. The entire volume of weapons belongs to 60 - 65 million Americans.

Comments

[APASUS]

He saw how one brow had two AK 74s, a sniper rifle and a pistol on his card. But why, he couldn’t explain!

[Krilion]

a normal man has a craving for weapons in blood .. it’s all the same to which one ... at the genetic level ... of course it’s not always convenient to wear, but when he lies at home he doesn’t ask for food .. and sometimes you can ride, shoot and wave at the shooting range ...

[KuigoroZHIK]

here I’ll earn nasty pieces of paper and - I’ll definitely stock one!

[KASKAD]

In our Honduras, weapons are not allowed ........

Failure to resist the criminal must be equated with the sin of suicide. And it is impossible to talk about the problem of crime, not to mention the moral responsibility of the victim. Criminals commit atrocities because we, law-abiding citizens, indulge them, seek excuses for them, obey them.
We ourselves promote crime, because we do not resist criminals here and now. Crime is not growing because we do not have enough prisons, judges and prosecutors are too lenient, and the police initiative is constrained by absurd instructions. The reason is in the attitude of society towards crime. We are a society of cowards and wimps.
You cannot sue the police for failing to protect you from criminals. But if you yourself think that repelling a criminal’s attack with a weapon is wrong, how can you require another person to do it in your place?
The existence of the police does not relieve a person of responsibility for his safety, and in any case does not eliminate crime.

A responsible person must have a weapon and be able to handle it in order to protect himself in a collision with a mortal danger. The weapon benefits precisely those to whom it is legally intended - law-abiding citizens. A pistol is the only weapon that will give a lonely girl a chance to repulse a gang of rapists, a teacher - to protect children at break from a madman who is going to arrange a massacre at school, a family of tourists - to defend themselves at a subway station from a group of youngsters armed with razors and knives.
In the mid-sixties in America there was a social advertising aimed at car owners - to prevent theft. The essence of the campaign was to encourage owners not to leave keys in the salons. The slogan was: "Do not help a good guy become bad." At that time, people had enough common sense to judge who should be responsible for whose behavior. This promotion outraged a significant portion of the audience and was soon discontinued.
Now, many talydychat, as if with their unscrupulous desire to own weapons, people create a society full of pistols, thereby helping “good guys” become “bad”, and becoming bad even worse. This shifting of moral guilt for violent crimes onto the shoulders of law-abiding citizens and the hidden acquittal of criminals outrages honest gun owners.
Limiting the right of citizens to own and dispose of weapons is a moral crusade against a backward, dark population. Weapon owners are usually portrayed as uneducated, paranoid goons, maniacs prone to violence. The rulers proceed from the fact that law-abiding citizens are ready to kill their neighbor because of any nonsense, and only the lack of immediate access to the gun holds them back; ordinary people are so intellectually and morally imperfect that they confuse the permission to carry weapons for self-defense with the state license to kill.
The hostility to arms owners stems from a belief in the utopia of an “ideal state”. Representatives of the "elite" believe that they are the philosopher kings. They are sure that people cannot be trusted, that people are not capable of honest and fair self-government. Only the "elite" knows how to put things in order. They will help us live a good and honest life, even if they have to lie to us and resort to violence.
Political philosophy has long recognized the close relationship between personal freedom and the willingness of the people to defend it with weapons in their hands.
A society that stigmatizes law-abiding citizens who bear arms, does not trust its citizens more than it fears rapists, robbers and murderers. This will inevitably lead to the fact that those who do not respect life and property will dominate those who respect. And he who is convinced that it is wrong to arm himself against criminal violence behaves irresponsibly towards his family and loved ones, and declares himself mentally and morally flawed, since he does not trust himself.
Citizens themselves must take care of their safety, and not overestimate the capabilities of the state. Laws prohibiting the concealed carrying of weapons to honest, law-abiding citizens give rise to nothing but disrespect for the law. A government that does not trust its honest, law-abiding, tax-paying citizens with self-defense is not worthy of trust. A law disarming honest citizens means that the state is the lord, not the servant of the people.
And now an unexpected resume.
Armed US citizens are not inclined to compromise and will not go submissively into the darkness of a totalitarian utopia. “You can take the gun from me only through my corpse” - this is our credo.

[Lech e-mine]

KREMLIN believes that as soon as the Russian people have weapons, they will immediately go to kill their neighbor, hah.

[Ostwind]

Our government is simply afraid of its people!

[Uhalus]

In the present Honduras, the trunk is almost in every house ... At least a hunting one.

[Uhalus]

As I understand them! This is the little that I love in America! And I envy that brow!
You know, this is such a thrill - to shoot in the lap of nature on the weekend! And then in the evening to meditate, sorting out and cleaning weapons.

[KASKAD]

And what kind of prices for weapons and ammunition are a fairy tale in general, I’d just get out of our rash for this reason, but unfortunately the knowledge of the language is lame and not everyone is given citizenship.

[NovoSibirets]

"Give us pills for greed! Yes, a little more, more, a lot!"

[rumpeljschtizhen]

In general, you can envy

[vadimus]

A home arsenal a dream from a deep childhood ...

[Yves762]

I also want-oo-oo-oo !!!!!

[Viking]

Indeed, it causes acute envy. And if you look at their prices .... Ehh.

[Nick]

Indeed, the price of weapons in the usa is surprising. In a gun shop in Virginia, I saw our Makarov for 200 bucks, and the cartridges for it cost 5 bucks for 25 pcs.

[KASKAD]

You won’t believe it, but the most sophisticated Kalash of domestic production, for example, the Molotov RPK or Izhevsk, costs around $ 500 !!!!!!! in Moscow, such a miracle costs 38-40 thousand rubles !!!!!! i.e. $ 1200 !!!!!!!! Well, aren't we in Honduras?

Quote: Nick

and cartridges for it cost 5 bucks for 25 pcs.

For traumatism we have 25 cartridges on average cost 1000 rubles, this is 40 rubles a cartridge, and in some cities 90 rubles for 1 cartridge

If with the economy in the United States things go on like that, then the government will have very big problems. A restless population with so many weapons is real power. In addition, in America there are a lot of different military sports clubs, so the population not only has a lot of weapons, but also knows how to use them.

[mox]

The free sale of firearms to the citizens of the country is the trust of the state. Before the revolution in the Russian Empire, short-barrels were sold freely. The current "leaders" do not trust us.

[Kaetani]

Precisely - Before the revolution.

[mox]

In Moldova, at present, the free sale of weapons. And nothing live. Crime has not increased. To use a registered pistol for criminal purposes, it’s all that you leave your passport next to the corpse.

[Krilion]

trust has nothing to do with it ... just business ...

[mox]

No slave should keep or carry a weapon unless he has a written order from the master or is in the presence of the master. "Slave Bill, Virginia, 1779."

[PSih2097]

Free sale of firearms to citizens of the country is the trust of the state.

This right (the right to own weapons) is written in their constitution.

[Evgeniy46]

Apparently, the Soviet government was just in case safe. Moreover, frankly, the reforms of the 20-30-ies were tough and the country did not need an armed uprising. Now the government is pissing on the fact that it is arming the population - people will storm the Kremlin and shoot everyone. By the way, one of my acquaintances carries a mass-dimensional PPSh model in the car. On road hooligans acts sobering. Plus, the pents won't quibble - it's not a gun

[Uhalus]

In fact, weapons were banned in the 50s (I don’t remember exactly what year). Our professor, who was a student as early as 39 - 41 years old, told how at a friendly party they went to the garden to shoot cans and browning at banks; the policeman came to the noise and calmly asked him to stop making noise - it’s too late, people are sleeping. And the students stopped firing and went into the house. As you can see, everything was at a calm everyday level, and no one fell into hysteria. Moreover, one of the participants, when he went to the front, took this Browning with him ...

[Tyumen]

The entire volume of weapons belongs to 60 - 65 million. Americans.

This is a reserve! We would be so.

[NovoSibirets]

And besides jokes, if, apparently, an ordinary American is worried ... He feels with his spinal cord - not so much .. Here he goes, he is aware of the self-preservation instinct.

[lightforcer]

Some are preparing to loot, while others are fighting off them. In short is a normal civilized life.

[NovoSibirets]

It would be nice ... Not all the same, they can scatter solitaire with human lives ...
It seems to be cruel .., but cruelty is relative! If Einstein does not lie to us ... They seem to be with God on the banners, but they do evil - Satan himself will envy! Really, "the road is paved with good intentions ..." you know where ...

[ICT]

Quote: Leha e-mine

KREMLIN believes that as soon as the Russian people have weapons, they will immediately go to kill their neighbor haha

in KREMLIN are AFRAID if the weapon is publicly available, then it will turn against the government

[bashkort]

Why hunters, for example, cannot have a gun? I can also do a good job with my automatic Snipe, but for the defense of my home, I believe that my 12th gauge is redundant, the PM fart or decommissioned TT is more than enough to charge the tattoos on the limbs. I have an idiot’s dream at all - I can buy a Desert Eagle ... I still have dreams from Fallout-2)))

[Uhalus]

No, Desert Eagle is somehow heavy, awkward ... The ideal weapon is a lugger, which is parabellum. In the hand lies, as a native, like the hand itself, the balance is magnificent, it almost does not give up when returning, accuracy is just sniper (for a pistol, of course). The weapon of my dreams, in a word. IMHO

[bashkort]

No, don’t say that, but Pindos know how to make pistols. Everything else - and we have no worse. And we already had a full shotgun on hand, but how many cases do you know for a hunter to take his shotgun (for example, I have a 12-gauge, a 5-charge automatic Saiga) and go to drive alcoholics at the entrance? And why shouldn't I, the owner of a serious such a wave, have a bundle of PMs or a commissioned TT? I do not understand the logic of our statesmen ...

[wolverine7778]

In the United States, not out of innate love, they were reverent about trunks, but because of an urgent vital need. The territory of the American state in colonial times was characterized by a moving border: clashes with the Indians did not cease, at almost any moment a peaceful farm could turn into a battlefield. Naturally, the houses were literally packed with weapons, the most battle-worthy one. If necessary, he was skillfully launched not only by the heads of families, but also by their wives, teenage children, and even respectable old grandmothers - life compelled him. The same thing applied to the fight against all kinds of criminal elements - here again we had to rely not on ephemeral law enforcement agencies, which didn’t exist at all, but on our own dexterity and musket under the bed. As a result of all this, the Americans became an “armed nation.” As a matter of fact, every male American was ready, if necessary, to immediately act as a soldier - a laudable quality in the case of repulsing external aggression, which, however, can only exacerbate the fierce civil war.

[NovoSibirets]

Oh no no no! :( And immediately a reference would be here to other people's thoughts;) Well, for example, this :)
http://lib.rus.ec/b/109439/read

[NovoSibirets]

Oh no no no! :( And immediately a reference would be here to other people's thoughts;) Well, for example, this :)
http://lib.rus.ec/b/109439/read

[district_kz1]

it’s time in Russia to do weapons leagization will be safer and fewer crimes

[PSih2097]

I completely agree, on a demobilization with a barrel ... then you can also buy it, under the strict control of the military registration and enlistment office ... Cops ... from the feeding trough.

[xabaroff.ven]

The most armed country is Switzerland, if you take the number of trunks per capita of the male population. The term of service in the army is 10 months, after which you will receive a civilian with everything that you trained, a rifle, a machine gun or an automatic machine. (Every year two weeks of training). Plus one -Two pistols, hunting trunks. So every house has a solid arsenal. And at the same time, the country has the lowest crime with the use of weapons.

[Andrey77]

Not certainly in that way. The reservist stores weapons at home. Sealed box. State property. You will reveal - prison. Shoot for the New Year will not work. To use as a weapon of self-defense will fail. A solid arsenal - you can, but at your own expense.

[Smart today]

dog. For the site administration, where is the vaunted democracy and free expression of thoughts, huh?

[maksim]

it's time for them to sell purgen instead of trunks

[dobry-ork]

Pindos are loaded with weapons, they can smell something bad with their fifth point

By the way, think about this: there are 65 million partisans in the UWB

[Smart today]

for possession of weapons, you need to have a BRAIN, unfortunately most can not boast

[Andrey77]

Obtaining permission in San Francisco, for example, is even more difficult than in Russia. And in Texas it's easier. State to state of strife.

[tronin.maxim]

So someone will throw a match and not get out of the civil war, then the USA will not say hello.

[dred]

That would be a minigun.