With only five percent of the world’s population residing in the United States of America, the country now owns 50 percent of the world’s guns, said Fareed Zakaria, Host of Fareed Zakaria GPS at CNN.

Quoting government sources, Zakaria disclosed that 88 percent of Americans or 88 out every 100 people in the U.S. own guns and one out of every three persons there knows someone who has been shot.

“We are the world’s most heavily-armed civilian population. Yemen is second at 54 (people with a gun out of hundred). Serbia and Iraq are among the other countries in the top 10,” Zakaria lamented.

He said the U.S. has three gun homicides per 100,000 people, which, according to him, is four times more than Switzerland, 10 times more than India and 20 times more than Australia and England.

“Gun homicide rates haven’t improved at all. They were at roughly the same levels in 2009 as they were in 2000.

“Meanwhile, serious but non-fatal gun injuries caused during assault have actually increased in the last decade by 20 percent, as gun laws have gotten looser and getting automatic weapons has become easier,” Zakaria lamented.

Zakaria was reflecting on the senseless killings of 20 July on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado, by a lone gunman who easily purchased weapons and gunned down12 people and injured 58 others.

“The United States stands out from the rest of the world not because it has more nutcases – I think we can assume that those people are sprinkled throughout every society equally –but because it has more guns,” he said.

—Simon Ateba
http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/07/30/88-of-americans-own-guns/

jidsoon: With only five percent of the world’s population residing in the United States of America, the country now owns 50 percent of the world’s guns, said Fareed Zakaria, Host of Fareed Zakaria GPS at CNN.

Quoting government sources, Zakaria disclosed that 88 percent of Americans or 88 out every 100 people in the U.S. own guns and one out of every three persons there knows someone who has been shot.

“We are the world’s most heavily-armed civilian population. Yemen is second at 54 (people with a gun out of hundred). Serbia and Iraq are among the other countries in the top 10,” Zakaria lamented.

He said the U.S. has three gun homicides per 100,000 people, which, according to him, is four times more than Switzerland, 10 times more than India and 20 times more than Australia and England.

“Gun homicide rates haven’t improved at all. They were at roughly the same levels in 2009 as they were in 2000.

“Meanwhile, serious but non-fatal gun injuries caused during assault have actually increased in the last decade by 20 percent, as gun laws have gotten looser and getting automatic weapons has become easier,” Zakaria lamented.

Zakaria was reflecting on the senseless killings of 20 July on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado, by a lone gunman who easily purchased weapons and gunned down12 people and injured 58 others.

“The United States stands out from the rest of the world not because it has more nutcases – I think we can assume that those people are sprinkled throughout every society equally –but because it has more guns,” he said.

—Simon Ateba
http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/07/30/88-of-americans-own-guns/

This is why we will keep hearing more sob stories permeating from america of some deranged individual gunning down innocent people indiscriminately. Anyway, na dem know.

That number is not true. 88% is not close to reality at all.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/150353/self-reported-gun-ownership-highest-1993.aspx

88% is ridiculous, i def don't believe that.

I hardly know one person with a gun.

I wish reporters would get there facts straight.

Firstly gun laws in the USA are getting stricter. Only a few states allow you to own a fully automatic weapon and they do a back round check first.

Second. The main weapon used in the batman shooting was a AR15 witch is illegal in calfoinia.

Third most(not all) of these gun crimes he talks about are from unlicensed and illegally owned weapons

Both new york and chircargo have super strict gun laws. They both have high amount of crimes witch use guns.

Many people collect guns so saying 88% have guns is stupid since most would have more than one. And I doubt most of get used. My grand farther has 7 guns he has 2 45cal pistols a few hunting guns a shot gun a lever action rifle a 9mm pistol. But he dose not even have ammo for all of them some like his 1911 45cal US army issue pistol is never used it a piece of history.


Fourth. A armed civilian population means that the government would struggle to become a dictator since the civilians(many trained or ex cops/solders) could stand up to him.

And if you look at Belgium or norway banning guns dose not prevent crazy nut jobs get them. Only prevents the every day man who if he wanted to kill his cheat wife and back stabbing husband could use a kitchen knife.

I wish reporters would get there facts straight.

Firstly gun laws in the USA are getting stricter. Only a few states allow you to own a fully automatic weapon and they do a back round check first.

Second. The main weapon used in the batman shooting was a AR15 witch is illegal in calfoinia.

Third most(not all) of these gun crimes he talks about are from unlicensed and illegally owned weapons

Both new york and chircargo have super strict gun laws. They both have high amount of crimes witch use guns.

Many people collect guns so saying 88% have guns is stupid since most would have more than one. And I doubt most of get used. My grand farther has 7 guns he has 2 45cal pistols a few hunting guns a shot gun a lever action rifle a 9mm pistol. But he dose not even have ammo for all of them some like his 1911 45cal US army issue pistol is never used it a piece of history.


Fourth. A armed civilian population means that the government would struggle to become a dictator since the civilians(many trained or ex cops/solders) could stand up to him.

And if you look at Belgium or norway banning guns dose not prevent crazy nut jobs get them. Only prevents the every day man who if he wanted to kill his cheat wife and back stabbing husband could use a kitchen knife.