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	Comments on: Americans Now Own More Than 530 Million Guns&#8230;That&#8217;s Not a Bad Start	</title>
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		By: Jim		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-nation/americans-now-own-more-than-530-million-gun-thats-not-a-bad-start/comment-page-1/#comment-43978&quot;&gt;Perry&lt;/a&gt;.

While youre praying for the oppressed in Polis-stan, say a prayer for those of us in Washington state. We too are controlled by a Liberal super majority in Olympia. Almost the entire western part of the state is liberal. 2 counties west of the Cascade mountains are conservative, I live in one of them, fortunately. The entire east side of the state is also conservative. However, 5 counties on the west side, control the rest of the state politically. Not to mention we have the most useless, uneducated Senators in D.C. They both respond to letters by spewing the same Gun Violence Archive lies. I belive if a Congressman is going to legislate firearms law, they should be required to take a full firearm safety course, including a week of range time before they can even consider firearms legislation. Not to mention a course on the Constitution,  specifically, the 2nd ammendment. Not one liberal Congressman knows the definition of the word &quot;infringed&quot;, not a single one. And they all need to be reminded of their oath of office that they violate daily by trampling on our constitional rights. It&#039;s time to vote out the useless congressmen and put people in office who will honestly protect our rights. So we need to vote in non-career politicians or just non politicians like we did with Trump.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-nation/americans-now-own-more-than-530-million-gun-thats-not-a-bad-start/comment-page-1/#comment-43978">Perry</a>.</p>
<p>While youre praying for the oppressed in Polis-stan, say a prayer for those of us in Washington state. We too are controlled by a Liberal super majority in Olympia. Almost the entire western part of the state is liberal. 2 counties west of the Cascade mountains are conservative, I live in one of them, fortunately. The entire east side of the state is also conservative. However, 5 counties on the west side, control the rest of the state politically. Not to mention we have the most useless, uneducated Senators in D.C. They both respond to letters by spewing the same Gun Violence Archive lies. I belive if a Congressman is going to legislate firearms law, they should be required to take a full firearm safety course, including a week of range time before they can even consider firearms legislation. Not to mention a course on the Constitution,  specifically, the 2nd ammendment. Not one liberal Congressman knows the definition of the word &#8220;infringed&#8221;, not a single one. And they all need to be reminded of their oath of office that they violate daily by trampling on our constitional rights. It&#8217;s time to vote out the useless congressmen and put people in office who will honestly protect our rights. So we need to vote in non-career politicians or just non politicians like we did with Trump.</p>
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		By: Clayton cramer		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clayton cramer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am disappointed my state of Idaho has fallen behind Montana and Wyoming.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am disappointed my state of Idaho has fallen behind Montana and Wyoming.</p>
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		By: Steve S		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve S]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cool map for gun ownership by state. Now do it by county.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cool map for gun ownership by state. Now do it by county.</p>
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		By: Perry		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-nation/americans-now-own-more-than-530-million-gun-thats-not-a-bad-start/comment-page-1/#comment-43894&quot;&gt;Dude&lt;/a&gt;.

The minimum on the scale is 14.7% - 1 in 7 for RI, CT, and NJ.  Not a bad number.

This map makes me want to move northward from the socialist republic of Polis-stan (CO) to WY and MT.

Polis-stan is a &quot;democracy&quot; since the state senate went 60% (D).  &quot;Democracy&quot; means that the majority (Denver/Boulder metro) infringes on the civil rights of the minority (rural Colorado).

We can&#039;t stop them.  Well, maybe at the appellate court but it costs big bucks.  Please pray for the oppressed in Polis-stan.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-nation/americans-now-own-more-than-530-million-gun-thats-not-a-bad-start/comment-page-1/#comment-43894">Dude</a>.</p>
<p>The minimum on the scale is 14.7% &#8211; 1 in 7 for RI, CT, and NJ.  Not a bad number.</p>
<p>This map makes me want to move northward from the socialist republic of Polis-stan (CO) to WY and MT.</p>
<p>Polis-stan is a &#8220;democracy&#8221; since the state senate went 60% (D).  &#8220;Democracy&#8221; means that the majority (Denver/Boulder metro) infringes on the civil rights of the minority (rural Colorado).</p>
<p>We can&#8217;t stop them.  Well, maybe at the appellate court but it costs big bucks.  Please pray for the oppressed in Polis-stan.</p>
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		By: top secret		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[top secret]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Keep in mind, those are just the ones we know about. Millions of guns were made before record-keeping was mandated or required to the extent it is today. Serial numbers weren&#039;t required until the 1960s. Guns last practically forever if they&#039;re taken care of. Millions more have been brought in privately or privately made. It&#039;s not implausible that there could be close to a billion firearms in the US.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keep in mind, those are just the ones we know about. Millions of guns were made before record-keeping was mandated or required to the extent it is today. Serial numbers weren&#8217;t required until the 1960s. Guns last practically forever if they&#8217;re taken care of. Millions more have been brought in privately or privately made. It&#8217;s not implausible that there could be close to a billion firearms in the US.</p>
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		By: DinWA		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DinWA]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 18:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This would be interesting broken down by county.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This would be interesting broken down by county.</p>
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		By: Dude		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dude]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It looks like no one owns guns in Mass, Rhode Island, or NJ. HI even looks darker than those states.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It looks like no one owns guns in Mass, Rhode Island, or NJ. HI even looks darker than those states.</p>
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