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Americans Own 30% of World's Guns

The world's largest arsenal works out to 90 firearms per 100 people

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 28, 2007 9:05 PM CDT

(Newser) – Americans form the biggest gun-toting posse on Earth, Reuters reports, boasting a high 90 firearms per 100 noncombatants. Other countries lag behind on a per capita basis: Yemen takes second with 61 per 100 and Finland places a surprising third with 56 for every 100... Read full story »

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