There are far too many guns in the USA to eliminate them. Over 430 million of just the ones registered. Millions more have not registered around from the days they didn't have to or collectors. Even if they stopped manufacturing guns here, they'd still be around for centuries. The only thing that would do is disarm people against the criminals who would have a field day knowing they will not be harmed in a criminal act.
We have 3D printers that can make a gun. Would you rather them start making bombs and blowing up homes and killing masses of people? That too has been done before.
http://americangunfacts.com/gun-ownership-statistics/
#1 country for firearms is the USA 46% of American households own at least one firearm according to a study by the University of Chicago. 32% of Americans say they personally own a firearm according to the 2021 National Firearms Survey. This means that more than 81.4 million Americans own guns. This number only includes adults over 18. The average gun-owning American has 5 firearms, while nearly 22% of gun owners only have a single firearm.
#2 country owning firearms is the tiny British territory of the Falkland Islands with 62 firearms per 100 citizens.
47% of White, 37% of Black, and 26% of Hispanic, and 20% of Asian households in America owns firearms.
Highest Gun Owning States
Montana: 66.3%
Wyoming: 66.2%
Alaska: 64.5%
Idaho: 60.1%
Lowest Gun Owning States
Massachusetts: 14.7%
New Jersey: 14.7%
Rhode Island: 14.8%
Hawaii: 14.9%
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