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October 12th, 2007

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You’d never have guessed

What do America, Yemen and Finland have in common? Why, being the top 3 most armed countries of course. According to the Finnish news

According to the latest Small Arms Survey, released in Geneva on Tuesday, Finland has 56 firearms for every 100 people, making it the world’s third most armed country in the world behind the United States and Yemen, where the respective figures are 90 and 61.

The study concludes there are 90 guns per 100 people in the US and 61 per 100 in Yemen. While the numbers may be surprising, Finland has a population of about 5 million people and is sparsely populated. Therefore, the weapons that seem so prevalent are actually hunting rifles. However, on the up side, silencers are legal with the argument being it reduces noise pollution.

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The Marmot’s Hole » You’d Better Not Mess with Antti, Lest He Pop a Cap in Your Ass
October 12, 2007
1:21 pm
[...] might seem like a mild-mannered Koreanist, but you’ve got to be careful around those Finns, apparently: According to the latest Small Arms Survey, released in Geneva on Tuesday, Finland has [...]
Rommel
October 12, 2007
5:44 pm
The Finns should still be adequately prepared by the time of the Great Zombie War.
Adrian
October 12, 2007
6:39 pm
Apparently Iraq only has 15 guns per 100 civilians. That's surprising.

http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/portal/issueareas/inventories/civinventor.html
Chirol
October 12, 2007
9:42 pm
Adrian: I find that doubtful given the large amounts of illegal weapons flowing in.
Lexington Green
October 13, 2007
1:38 am
Two out of three are productive, technologically advanced, first world countries. So much for "civilized" countries have disarmed populations.
Adrian
October 13, 2007
2:04 am
This graphic says Iraq has 39 weapons per 100 civilians:

http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/home/2007-04-17%20AP%20Graphic.pdf

Which to believe!?