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Where Are the World’s Guns? The Numbers Will Surprise You

Where Are the World’s Guns? The Numbers Will Surprise You

Published: by David Beren

Where Are the World’s Guns? The Numbers Will Surprise You
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50. Denmark
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49. Costa Rica
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48. Belize
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47. Samoa
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46. Georgia
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45. Colombia
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44. Chile
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43. Russia
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42. Australia
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41. Namibia
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40. Paraguay
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39. United Arab Emirates
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38. Saudi Arabia
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37. Cyprus, North
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36. Greece
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35. Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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34. Jordan
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33. Bahamas
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32. Luxembourg
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31. Monaco
© Avenue of Yachts in Monaco by trishhartmann / BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
30. French Guiana
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29. Réunion
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28. Iraq
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27. France
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26. Germany
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25. Portugal
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24. Greenland
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23. Pakistan
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22. Sweden
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21. Kosovo
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20. New Zealand
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19. Switzerland
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18. Malta
© Fort St. Elmo; Valletta, Malta by foxypar4 / BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
17. Liechtenstein
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16. Norway
© Norway by Nouhailler / BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
15. Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
© Macedonia-02719 - Samuel's Fortress by archer10 (Dennis) / BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
14. Austria
© Vienna - Austria by Emmanuel Dyan / BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
13. Bosnia and Herzegovina
© Bosnia and Herzegovina-02260 - Old Bridge - Other side by archer10 (Dennis) / BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
12. Iceland
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11. Lebanon
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10. Finland
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9. Cyprus, Rep. of
© View of Aglandjia Nicosia Republic of Cyprus by AlsosforestCyprus / BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
8. Uruguay
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7. Canada
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6. Montenegro
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5. Serbia
© Serbia-0364 - Entering Belgrade by archer10 (Dennis) / BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
4. New Caledonia
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3. Yemen
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2. Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
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1. United States of America
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Where Are the World’s Guns? The Numbers Will Surprise You
50. Denmark
49. Costa Rica
48. Belize
47. Samoa
46. Georgia
45. Colombia
44. Chile
43. Russia
42. Australia
41. Namibia
40. Paraguay
39. United Arab Emirates
38. Saudi Arabia
37. Cyprus, North
36. Greece
35. Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
34. Jordan
33. Bahamas
32. Luxembourg
31. Monaco
30. French Guiana
29. Réunion
28. Iraq
27. France
26. Germany
25. Portugal
24. Greenland
23. Pakistan
22. Sweden
21. Kosovo
20. New Zealand
19. Switzerland
18. Malta
17. Liechtenstein
16. Norway
15. Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
14. Austria
13. Bosnia and Herzegovina
12. Iceland
11. Lebanon
10. Finland
9. Cyprus, Rep. of
8. Uruguay
7. Canada
6. Montenegro
5. Serbia
4. New Caledonia
3. Yemen
2. Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
1. United States of America

Where Are the World’s Guns? The Numbers Will Surprise You

It won’t come as much of a surprise to learn that gun ownership is widespread around the world. While the US often gets a lot of attention for having the Second Amendment and loose gun laws, America is far from the only nation in the world that allows legal firearm possession. 

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