Most Heavily Armed States

[stroo]

With all the bodyguards for politicians and others in DC, I could see that it might be number 2 in NFA firearms.

Looking only at NFA firearms is really misleading thought.

[rmr24]

They ARE talking about registered firearms, including in Texas, because they are using NFRTR for their data. This is the Federal registry for all firearms under the scope of the National Firearms Act of 1934. That would be: Machineguns, Short Barreled Shotguns, Short Barreled Rifles, Any-Other-Weapons (covered by NFA), Silencers, and Destructive Devices. The article completely misses the fact that the registry represents only those items covered under the NFA, not the other 250 million (title 1) firearms.

That thought crossed my mind and you're right. It's there on the first page.

Still, DC has 42,897 NFA items? I still find that hard to believe.

My guess, private body guards hired by the people who want to take ours guns away.

[ScottDLS]

They ARE talking about registered firearms, including in Texas, because they are using NFRTR for their data. This is the Federal registry for all firearms under the scope of the National Firearms Act of 1934. That would be: Machineguns, Short Barreled Shotguns, Short Barreled Rifles, Any-Other-Weapons (covered by NFA), Silencers, and Destructive Devices. The article completely misses the fact that the registry represents only those items covered under the NFA, not the other 250 million (title 1) firearms.

That thought crossed my mind and you're right. It's there on the first page.

Still, DC has 42,897 NFA items? I still find that hard to believe.

My guess, private body guards hired by the people who want to take ours guns away.

This is actually a really good point...DC has bans on even semi-auto rifles for private citizens. The only thing I could think of would be private NFA items owned prior to this ban ('80's I believe). Perhaps privately owned silencers and maybe guard company owned NFA. Guards are commissioned as "special police officers" in DC to get around the carry ban on handguns. The guard companies own the guns I believe. Capitol Police are Federal as they protect Congress. I would think DC Metro is considered Federal too, since DC is a subdivision of the Federal government, not a State.

[CleverNickname]

If anyone wants to look at the actual data, it's page 15 on the report linked at the end of this press release: https://www.atf.gov/news/pr/atf-release ... merce-us-0

[Redneck_Buddha]

My wife works for a department of the government, and over the last few months she has actually wanted to open the purse strings to buy more guns, rather than her previous stance of "you've got a pistol, a rifle, and a shotgun, why do we need more"? She won't tell me what has changed her attitude, but her number one reason for wanting to purchase more firepower is because "this government looks like it's going more and more rogue". Kind of concerning.