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“Guns” refers to firearms: small arms include handguns (revolvers and pistols) and long guns, such as rifles (of which there are many subtypes such as anti-material rifles, sniper rifles, designated marksman rifles, battle rifles, assault rifles, and carbines), shotguns, submachine guns, personal defense weapons, squad automatic weapons, and light machine guns.

JURAVIN RESEARCH conducted an extensive study (latest 2019) comparing firearms ownership around the world. 230 countries were compared. The research focused on the USA vs Euro-top vs. Israel.

How many people in the world own guns? What is the rate of civilian gun ownership to military gun ownership?

Don Juravin answers that only 15% of guns in the world are in the hands of the military and law enforcement.

Research Summary

Don Juravin reveals unconventional facts and news:

85% of the world’s 1,013 billion firearms are in civilian hands.

850 million firearms are owned by civilians, not the military or law enforcement, according to Juravin.

393 million guns are owned by American citizens, according to studies .

120 firearms per 100 citizens in the United States, according to a BBC study .

66% of gun owners in America own multiple firearms, not just one or two .

USA

Guns range from crude craft-made handguns to collectible antiques and state-of-the-art automatic rifles. Civilian ownership is the fastest-growing category, as consumers buy more guns, while military and law enforcement holdings remain more stable and some of their weapons gradually shift into civilian hands.

EUROPE AND ISRAEL

The rest of the world does not put so much emphasis on guns as the United States. The United States’ weapon problem is a unique issue that European countries and Israel don’t suffer from.

The world’s armed forces control 132 million firearms total. Juravin determined that this still leaves some 890 million firearms out in the world, controlled by civilians or criminals . Law enforcement control 22 million firearms. This is not enough to police the amount of gun-owning civilians. In France , 12 million firearms are owned by citizens. There are 20 guns owned per 100 citizens. In Germany , there are 15 million firearms owned by citizens. Overall, there are also 20 guns owned per 100 citizens. Israel has 562,000 civilian-owned guns, and there are 7 guns owned per 100 citizens.



Estimated Civilians Firearms

per 100 persons | 2018-2019 report

World Best Best rate USA ISRAEL Euro-top Germany France Italy Christmas Island, Holy See, Indonesia, Nauru, Taiwan 0.00 120.50 6.70 17.87 19.60 19.60 14.40

Comparing USA Vs. Europe top countries (Germany, France, Italy) Vs. Israel

WINNER: Israel

Israel’s estimate of gun ownership is 4.94 times lower than the world average

Israel’s estimate of gun ownership is 17.99 times lower than USA

Israel’s estimate of gun ownership is 2.67 times lower than Euro-top

World average Winner Times better than world average Times better than USA Times better than Euro Times better than Israel 33.11 Israel 4.94 17.99 2.67 —-

Civilians firearms

Israel : 562,800 civilians firearms

Euro-top: 37,100,000 civilians firearms

USA: 393,300,000 civilians firearms

Important Key Facts

1,013 billion firearms exist in 230 countries and autonomous territories of the world: 84.6 percent held by civilians 13.1 percent by state militaries 2.2 percent by law enforcement agencies

Roughly 100 million civilian firearms were reported as registered, accounting for some 12 percent of the global total.

National ownership rates vary from about 120.5 firearms for every 100 residents in the United States to less than 1 firearm for every 100 residents in countries like Indonesia, Japan, Malawi, and several Pacific island states.

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Sources: JURAVIN RESEARCH, World Happiness Report, World Health Organization 2018, Small Arms Survey 2018 (based on 2017 stats)

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Don Juravin: The United States owns too many guns. Guns have never done the United States any good. Civilians own enough guns to do too much damage to themselves and others. Juravin researched and found that guns were too dangerous for countries like the United States.