Mike
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Can anyone help me right now on this? And post results here.
Can anyone help me right now on this? And post results here.
I really feel the need to question that assertion, at least with respect to handguns. The most popular handgun currently seems to be the Glock. Glock is made in Austria.http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/guic.txt
Since over 80% of the guns available in the United
States are manufactured here, gun production is a
reasonable indicator of the guns made available. ...
well, I saw some numbers today that imports were almost equal to domestic manufacture, so that means that since we export some handguns, things are about even - but really, do many foreign makers bring revolvers into the US?Pointman wrote:I really feel the need to question that assertion, at least with respect to handguns. The most popular handgun currently seems to be the Glock. Glock is made in Austria.http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/guic.txt
Since over 80% of the guns available in the United
States are manufactured here, gun production is a
reasonable indicator of the guns made available. ...
Of the remaing brands, Taurus handguns are made in Brazil, Charles Daly in Turkey, Rock River in the Philipines, Para Ordnance in Canada, and Springfield Armory's XD series in Croatia. I've taught CCW classes in southern MIssouri and worked for a brief time in a pawn shop/gun store. The above named brands, along with Beretta and Walther are by far the most commonly seen and purchased at least in my part of the country. S&W handguns are starting to gain some popularity with the new M&P pistols, Ruger seems to be generally unpopular with the exception of their Mini-14 rifle, and Colts are considered collectors' items. In short, I really think that it's questionable to claim that most guns are made in America anymore.
brolin_1911a1 wrote:well, I saw some numbers today that imports were almost equal to domestic manufacture, so that means that since we export some handguns, things are about even - but really, do many foreign makers bring revolvers into the US?Pointman wrote:I really feel the need to question that assertion, at least with respect to handguns. The most popular handgun currently seems to be the Glock. Glock is made in Austria.http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/guic.txt
Since over 80% of the guns available in the United
States are manufactured here, gun production is a
reasonable indicator of the guns made available. ...
Of the remaing brands, Taurus handguns are made in Brazil, Charles Daly in Turkey, Rock River in the Philipines, Para Ordnance in Canada, and Springfield Armory's XD series in Croatia. I've taught CCW classes in southern MIssouri and worked for a brief time in a pawn shop/gun store. The above named brands, along with Beretta and Walther are by far the most commonly seen and purchased at least in my part of the country. S&W handguns are starting to gain some popularity with the new M&P pistols, Ruger seems to be generally unpopular with the exception of their Mini-14 rifle, and Colts are considered collectors' items. In short, I really think that it's questionable to claim that most guns are made in America anymore.
I just need sources of fact on ownershipa and sales. We have production - that's the best proxy I guess.Mike,
What are you trying to "prove," that might help the search.
Rats! You let the cat out of the bag!It could help the residents of D.C. now that the D.C. v Heller has affirmed the right of the residents to own handguns. The "reasonable restrictions" waffling seems to protect the right to own firearms "in common use." Currently D.C. is holding that semiautomatic handguns, i.e., most pistols, are still banned. Figures showing that such pistols are now the most commonly used handguns for self protection or otherwise could be invaluable in challenging the next iteration of the D.C. ban.
Wouldn't be making 'em if they couldn't sell 'emhsmith wrote:I just need sources of fact on ownershipa and sales. We have production - that's the best proxy I guess.Mike,
What are you trying to "prove," that might help the search.
Colt makes lots of M16s. Doesn't really prove much if you can't tell how much of that production went to government contracts or police forces.Mike wrote:Wouldn't be making 'em if they couldn't sell 'emhsmith wrote:I just need sources of fact on ownershipa and sales. We have production - that's the best proxy I guess.Mike,
What are you trying to "prove," that might help the search.
"In common use"?
Hell, I'm moving to DC so I can get me a full-auto AK-47. There are what, close to 100 million of those floating around the world right now?
:celebrate
brolin_1911a1 wrote:Rats! You let the cat out of the bag!It could help the residents of D.C. now that the D.C. v Heller has affirmed the right of the residents to own handguns. The "reasonable restrictions" waffling seems to protect the right to own firearms "in common use." Currently D.C. is holding that semiautomatic handguns, i.e., most pistols, are still banned. Figures showing that such pistols are now the most commonly used handguns for self protection or otherwise could be invaluable in challenging the next iteration of the D.C. ban.