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> Rich Norwegians don't shoot much with guns, neither for hunting nor otherwise.

Disagree, - some of them are well known for it.

Unrelated to parent but still interesting: As far as I know Norway has (had?) one of the most well armed populations in the world. They learned a lesson after WW2 and until late 90ies weapons (G3-s at that time) and ammunition where stored in private homes (at least three of my best friends from childhood grew up with those in the house.)



Per 100 people the level in Norway at 31.3 is slightly less than Sweden (31.6) but much less than the US (90) and much more than the UK (6.6):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_co...

NB Not trying to make a point - just found your comment interesting, looked up the numbers and thought I would share them!


Thanks! I thought we were at about the same level as US so this was interesting to me as well.


Average ownership rates don't tell the whole story, of course: there are a lot of Americans with many guns and a lot with none, whereas other countries might have a more even rate.

Percentage of households with firearms would be interesting; median ownership would be interesting too.




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