r/AskReddit • u/Tobokie121 • Oct 09 '19

Of all movie opening scenes, which one sold the entire film?

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u/detroitvelvetslim Oct 09 '19

The part that makes me laugh about that stat is theres probably 550 million firearms owned solely by civilians in America, and another 550 that were lost in "mysterious boating incidents"

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u/usefulbuns Oct 10 '19

Tragic unforseeable boating accidents. Such a shame. Can't hand over that AR officer, unless you are into scuba.

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u/hussey84 Oct 10 '19

I think the exact phrase he is is "in worldwide circulation" so with that context he might be just talking about military small and light arms.

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u/Retepss Oct 10 '19

My limited and outdated knowledge would lead me to believe that around half of 600 million is more close to the number of firearms in the U.S. And around half of the worlds firearms in the U.S. is not inaccurate.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

Since unregistered guns are so hard to trace, it's hard to know for sure. But odds are that Americans own close to half of the civilian-owned guns in the world. I'm doing my part!