MICHIGAN IS # 20

[DEVIL DOG]

https://www.alloutdoor.com/2018/10/2...kly+Newsletter

[zcolt45]

Population by State Link:

Take into consideration the population vs. Firearm ownership

1. Rhode Island: 5.8% Rhode Island

1,056,426

20. Michigan: 28.8% Michigan

9,928,300

50. Alaska: 61.7%

Alaska

741,894

[JohnS624]

Population by State Link:

Take into consideration the population vs. Firearm ownership

1. Rhode Island: 5.8% Rhode Island

1,056,426

20. Michigan: 28.8% Michigan

9,928,300

50. Alaska: 61.7%

Alaska

741,894

They did take population into account. That's what "per capita" means.

[CyborgHunter]

Fake science.

[zigziggityzoo]

The count is how many NFA items per capita... so not exactly a great metric.

[DrScaryGuy]

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[DrScaryGuy]

The count is how many NFA items per capita... so not exactly a great metric.

I'm still doing my part.

[dirtmcgirt76239]

Hawaii top ten seems weird.

Michigan is more low brow but higher volume. If you looked up Cpl and hunting licenses sold each year that would be a good start.

[elwarpo]

it is based on NFA and FFL transfers, states like MI that allow transfers without going to a FFL will show less. States that demand all gun transactions go through a FFL will show higher. States that allow NFA will show higher. Total BS data.

[Roundballer]

it is based on NFA and FFL transfers, states like MI that allow transfers without going to a FFL will show less. States that demand all gun transactions go through a FFL will show higher. States that allow NFA will show higher. Total BS data.

Oh, it is even worse than that:

But it does attempt to sum up gun ownership by taking data from a “gun ownership rate assessment” titled “Gun ownership and social gun culture,” published in 2015.

Abstract

We assessed gun ownership rates in 2013 across the USA and the association between exposure to a social gun culture and gun ownership. We used data from a nationally representative sample of 4000 US adults, from 50 states and District of Columbia, aged >18 years to assess gun ownership and social gun culture performed in October 2013. State-level firearm policy information was obtained from the Brady Law Center and Injury Prevention and Control Center. One-third of Americans reported owning a gun, ranging from 5.2% in Delaware to 61.7% in Alaska. Gun ownership was 2.25-times greater among those reporting social gun culture (PR=2.25, 95% CI 2.02 to 2.52) than those who did not. In conclusion, we found strong association between social gun culture and gun ownership. Gun cultures may need to be considered for public health strategies that aim to change gun ownership in the USA.