| One thing is, you have to subtract bolt guns, and bolt gun calibers from circulating firearm and ammunition totals. That should cut the number down quite significantly. The guns wouldn't instantaneously disappear overnight in this scenario. It would take 10-20 years to see a sizeable impact. I have an interesting quote related to the UK and gun laws: Gun deaths remain extremely rare in Britain, and very few people, even police officers, carry firearms. But the growing presence of American weapons on the streets, which has not previously been widely reported, comes as serious violent crime, like murders and stabbings, has risen sharply. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/world/europe/handguns-smu... So, hey, U.S. firearms restrictions might have some very positive outcomes for the U.K. (and Mexico as well). I'd love if you could share an article about that firearms rental operation, how prevalent those weapons actually are, and if they're coming in from the United States. |