You know those violin-suitcase thompson Machine guns? Most of those are in private collections. There were also small caliber guns made in the USA
1970-1991 [the unregistered 25 caliber gun for merchants and poker players.
Raven Arms was a firearms manufacturer established in 1970 by firearms designer George Jennings. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibiting the importation of inexpensive handguns prompted Jennings to design the MP-25, a.25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, and enter the firearms business. Raven has been referred to as the original "Ring of Fire" company; the Ring of Fire companies were those known for producing inexpensive Saturday night special handguns. -Not many of these were ever registered.
My former neighbors can trace their family back 300 years in Arkansas, and their grandmother had a civilwar uniform, war letters and flint rifle from their family member that was in the civil war. The gun is in top condition, and extremely well made for being that old and from a pre-industrial time, and still could fire a proper round. It was not a fast reload type of gun though.
My own grandfather, had a German Luger he brought home as a souvenir in WWll. He was a high ranking Marine, and they let him take it back with him. When I was 12, I got to shoot that gun with stock ammo!
It would take a decade to disarm a majority of us, and they would not even find all the guns in private hands.
The shit that saves us, is our gun culture. Let me remind you of a young man named Kyle that did just fine following our own gun culture.
Not one stray bullet hit any bystander.
Took out a pedo.
He was attacked first before he was forced to defend himself, in each incident that followed.
I have a few clarifications/questions as you seem to be missing info OR you live in a much more restricted area that I do.
I do not want too much specific personal info just the state you live in OR say if you live in a large city NOT THE NAME. Certain states and many big cities have more restrictive gun laws
There is no nationwide registration.
Guns sold retail since 1999 went through the NICS. It made sure you met the legal standards to purchase a gun. The 4473 background form info is called or sent to the ATF and if approved the sale continues. It is not a registration and the ATF is not supposed to keep the information except the ser # of the firearm and the gun dealer's info. The dealer keeps the 4473 forms until and if the store goes out of business. Then they are required to turn the forms into the ATF. The problem is it is suspected the ATF has kept the personal records of each sale therefore becoming a defacto registration but illegal.
FULL AUTO means multiple shots with one trigger pull. SEMI AUTO means the weapon reloads a round each shot but requires another trigger pull for each shot.
Full auto has much different law. Has been restricted since the 1930s. And needs to be talked about separately. They have become very expensive because the finite legal numbers in citizen hands. Compare an AR-15 to a M-16. With the same parts and configuration except for the parts that enable function in full auto. An ar15 might run $800 and a used wore out m16 might be $20,000. The difference is a few dollars cost to manufacture. The illegality to be caught with a unregistered fullauto is similar to a Murder charge.
I think this count is the registered sales of modern weapons, but there are still automatic weapons from the pre-1980s, like Uzi's were popular in private collections[Remember Miami Vice?], along with [suppressed firing] thompson machine guns that were used by moonshiners, in the 1920 prohibition.
The NICS is background checks not a registry. Yea right!
Modern guns are cartridge type weapons. Ie not muzzle loaders.
I listed modern arms from 1900 to 1999. 100 years of gun sales before national background checks.
Bolt action and lever action pre 1899
Semi autos appeared around 1900
Full autos around 1900. No full auto sales to civilians after 1986. How many are on the registry? Those will be confiscated first.
That chart is from 2016, a modest estimate before the covid gun runs of the last year.
I'm thinking the number is something like 750 Million, non Antique Guns.
Guns in the USA source : NICS Firearm Checks. 1999-2021
380,000,000 civilian firearms in the last 20 years.
40,000,000 in 2020 alone.
8,000,000 plus so far in 2021
Modern firearms from 1900-1999 unknown.
80% and 3DPrinted and Homebuilt ???
You know those violin-suitcase thompson Machine guns? Most of those are in private collections. There were also small caliber guns made in the USA
1970-1991 [the unregistered 25 caliber gun for merchants and poker players. Raven Arms was a firearms manufacturer established in 1970 by firearms designer George Jennings. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibiting the importation of inexpensive handguns prompted Jennings to design the MP-25, a.25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, and enter the firearms business. Raven has been referred to as the original "Ring of Fire" company; the Ring of Fire companies were those known for producing inexpensive Saturday night special handguns. -Not many of these were ever registered.
My former neighbors can trace their family back 300 years in Arkansas, and their grandmother had a civilwar uniform, war letters and flint rifle from their family member that was in the civil war. The gun is in top condition, and extremely well made for being that old and from a pre-industrial time, and still could fire a proper round. It was not a fast reload type of gun though.
My own grandfather, had a German Luger he brought home as a souvenir in WWll. He was a high ranking Marine, and they let him take it back with him. When I was 12, I got to shoot that gun with stock ammo!
It would take a decade to disarm a majority of us, and they would not even find all the guns in private hands.
The shit that saves us, is our gun culture. Let me remind you of a young man named Kyle that did just fine following our own gun culture.
Not one stray bullet hit any bystander.
Took out a pedo.
He was attacked first before he was forced to defend himself, in each incident that followed.
I agree Kyle is a stud.
I have a few clarifications/questions as you seem to be missing info OR you live in a much more restricted area that I do.
I do not want too much specific personal info just the state you live in OR say if you live in a large city NOT THE NAME. Certain states and many big cities have more restrictive gun laws
There is no nationwide registration. Guns sold retail since 1999 went through the NICS. It made sure you met the legal standards to purchase a gun. The 4473 background form info is called or sent to the ATF and if approved the sale continues. It is not a registration and the ATF is not supposed to keep the information except the ser # of the firearm and the gun dealer's info. The dealer keeps the 4473 forms until and if the store goes out of business. Then they are required to turn the forms into the ATF. The problem is it is suspected the ATF has kept the personal records of each sale therefore becoming a defacto registration but illegal.
FULL AUTO means multiple shots with one trigger pull. SEMI AUTO means the weapon reloads a round each shot but requires another trigger pull for each shot.
Full auto has much different law. Has been restricted since the 1930s. And needs to be talked about separately. They have become very expensive because the finite legal numbers in citizen hands. Compare an AR-15 to a M-16. With the same parts and configuration except for the parts that enable function in full auto. An ar15 might run $800 and a used wore out m16 might be $20,000. The difference is a few dollars cost to manufacture. The illegality to be caught with a unregistered fullauto is similar to a Murder charge.
registered sales. 'Sales' being the key word here. Gun stores have to keep a copy of who they sold what gun to-
1921 Tommy guns had a suppression mechanism. Some guy made a you tube video of his, I have seen one at a vintage gun show.
You don't get a murder charge, unless you kill someone. It is legal for an American to own a fully Armed Tank, if they can afford it.
I think this count is the registered sales of modern weapons, but there are still automatic weapons from the pre-1980s, like Uzi's were popular in private collections[Remember Miami Vice?], along with [suppressed firing] thompson machine guns that were used by moonshiners, in the 1920 prohibition.
The NICS is background checks not a registry. Yea right!
Modern guns are cartridge type weapons. Ie not muzzle loaders. I listed modern arms from 1900 to 1999. 100 years of gun sales before national background checks. Bolt action and lever action pre 1899 Semi autos appeared around 1900 Full autos around 1900. No full auto sales to civilians after 1986. How many are on the registry? Those will be confiscated first.
DO NOT REGISTER ANY GUN EVER. NO MATTER WHAT!