Gun ownership varies significantly around the world. More than 175 of the world’s countries allow their citizens to own firearms—though most have specific regulations on ownership, such as banning certain types of firearms.
According to research from the World Population Review, the United States has the highest rates of gun ownership in the world. No other nation comes close.
Mexico, Guatemala, and the United States have gone one step further and made gun ownership a constitutional right. That said, even those countries may place limits on certain types of firearms, such as when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a temporary ban on certain assault rifles and high-capacity magazines from 1994-2004. On the other hand, civilian ownership of firearms is banned outright in North Korea and Eritrea.
The most recent comprehensive survey of gun ownership worldwide was released in 2017 by the Small Arms Survey, which tallied the number of firearms (registered and unregistered) owned by civilians, the military, and law enforcement agencies for each country in the survey. The results were illuminating, though not entirely surprising for many experts on firearms policy.
With 120.5 civilian-owned firearms per 100 people, the United States has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world—nearly double that of the second-place country, in fact. Civilians owned an estimated 393,347,000 total firearms in the United States in 2017 (measured against a 2017 population of 326,474,000). While many U.S. residents own no guns at all, many others own multiple guns—the end result of which is that the U.S. is home to more guns than people.
An ABC News article about the survey pointed out that the U.S. has “less than 5% of the world’s population, but 40% of the world’s civilian-owned guns.” Given the ongoing frequency of gun violence in the United States, particularly gun-enabled suicides and mass shootings in schools, places of worship, and businesses, many people believe that gun laws should be revised and tightened. However, gun control is a highly politicized issue in the U.S., which makes nationwide reforms difficult to pass.
Some of the countries with the most restrictive firearm laws are China, India, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam. Taiwan and Indonesia have the lowest gun ownership rates possible, with zero civilian firearms per 100 people. Guns, however, are not banned in either of these countries. Taiwan only allows shotguns, handguns, and regular rifles, and a background check and license are required for all guns. In Indonesia, firearms are sold and handled by the Weapons Officers of the Indonesian National Police. Indonesian law requires a background check, no ties or connections to radical groups, and a completed firearms safety class on top of other necessary qualifications.
Source: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-ownership-by-country
DOGE looks to shrink the federal workforce by making buildings and commutes ‘so crappy’ that employees will quit, report says
Fortune Magazine
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has placed a big target on the General Services Administration, which manages federal property and is key to efforts to shrink the government’s workforce.
Part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s plan to slash spending and personnel is to boost attrition by depressing morale, sources told the Washington Post.
To do that, up to half of the government’s non-military real estate will be liquidated, the report said, resulting in office closures and forcing workers to make longer commutes to comply with President Donald Trump’s return-to-office mandate.
“We’ve heard from them that they want to make the buildings so crappy that people will leave,” a senior official at the General Services Administration, which manages federal property, told the Post. “I think that’s the larger goal here, which is bring everybody back, the buildings are going to suck, their commutes are going to suck.”
Once those workers leave, the plan is to use artificial intelligence, according to the report, with DOGE staffers applying AI tools to government records to figure out how to replace humans. At the GSA, managers have been told that DOGE plans to automate a majority of jobs.
“The end goal is replacing the human workforce with machines,” another source told the Post. “Everything that can be machine-automated will be. And the technocrats will replace the bureaucrats.”
The US DOGE Service, which was reorganized from the US Digital Service to enact DOGE’s agenda, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Wired magazine reported this week that DOGE is developing a chatbot for GSA called “GSAi” to boost employee productivity by analyzing contracts and drafting documents.
The GSA owned and leased 8,397 buildings as recently as this past fall in more than 2,200 communities nationwide, according to the agency data cited by the Associated Press.
On Jan. 29, GSA headquarters told regional managers to begin terminating leases on roughly 7,500 federal offices nationwide, according to an email seen by the AP. A source also told the AP that the GSA’s goal is to terminate up to 300 leases per day.
That added to the GSA’s confusion as it was scrambling to find workspaces and fulfill IT needs for the civil servants who were expected to return to offices.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration offered buyouts to 2 million employees to reduce the federal headcount, though a judge temporarily blocked that on Thursday as the deadline to accept the offer neared.
Gold futures above 2,900 and approaching 3,000. Massive physical buying in anticipation of the force majeure.
The Führer of Oceania was at the Superbowl, receiving his perfunctory applause, while his faithful officers circumvent their legal orders.
Could the force majeure be sooner than 3Q 2027? When will we see the night of the long knives? The Democrats aren’t doing anything.
Trump just spoke well of Fed policy, just like Putin, who speaks highly of his Bank of Russia handlers. At least Hitler hated the private bankers. Putin and Trump love their synagogue masters. Xi and the other world leaders all love their banking masters. They are dutifully carrying out their orders according to the Club of Rome dictates, which conforms to the WEF and the Great Reset.
Melania shows a unified front with the Führer. The Führer is looking strong and charismatic. Alex Jones will soon tell his listeners to obey.
“Sieg Heil, mein Führer!” We need a successful WWIII victory over Eurasia and Eastasia.
I received an email from a reader with a link to this research article. It makes perfect sense. I see first hand the differences in those from divorced households compared to those from intact homes. The differences are vast and broad, yet those from broken homes don’t even see it…..
Children of Divorce Face a 60% Higher Risk of Future Stroke, Study Reveals
Children of divorced parents are substantially more likely to have a stroke later in life, according to a new study of more than 13,000 older adults in the US.
The findings suggest that emotional turmoil during a person’s formative years may have lifelong health effects that we could be missing.
“It is extremely concerning that older adults who grew up in divorced families had 60 percent higher odds of stroke, even after excluding those who had been physically or sexually abused as children,” says social scientist Esme Fuller-Thomson from the University of Toronto in Canada.
“The magnitude of the association between parental divorce and stroke was comparable to well-established risk factors for stroke such as male gender and having diabetes.”
Stroke Risk Diabetes
The risk of stroke for those with diabetes and pre-diabetes versus control subjects. (Kezerle et al., J Am Coll Cardiol., 2021)
Previously, research has linked physical and sexual abuse during childhood to a higher risk of stroke later in life. Divorce is another form of emotional stress in a person’s early years that could feasibly impact long-term cardiovascular health.
Fuller-Thomson and her team say they are the first to explore that possibility.
Their research is based on the personal and health data of 13,205 adults over the age of 65, who did not report experiencing physical or sexual abuse in childhood. Roughly 14 percent had experienced parental divorce before they were 18 years of age.
Males in the study faced a 47 percent higher likelihood of having a stroke than females. As both sexes aged, however, their risk for stroke increased.
Participants in the study with diabetes had a 37 percent higher chance of having a stroke, whereas those with depression had a 76 percent higher chance.
Even when these other risk factors were taken into account, however, people whose parents had gone through a divorce while they were a child were still 61 percent more likely to suffer a stroke.
https://www.sciencealert.com/children-of-divorce-face-greater-risk-of-future-stroke-study-reveals
https://youtu.be/WA3G-7fMqUM?si=xErb40EZVlkD_5Xm hard to find videos of people connecting the biblical Magog and gog to China and the rest of the soviets, but found one.
Need America to annex Greenland, whole Canada to get ready. Though it is true, the Bible does say Jacob will be at the yoke of his enemies but they won’t outright destroy it. So they won’t pummeled us completely but it will get hard. It will get bumpy.
As I look at Taiwan, was there a few days ago, and the energy in that country is different from the energy in China. Communism, plus it’s prophetic role, makes even the people in China’s attitude ruder compared to Taiwan aligned with the Jacob system. Even the history of Taiwan, is like a broken love story, when the communist push Chiank Kai shek out to Taiwan, it was destiny prophetically. If it had happened otherwise, China would have been like Taiwan and the attitudes. It would have been a relatively good world!
The Chinese president has that attitude of defiance and pompousness in him, even as he meets up other Asian neighbor countries’ leaders I noticed. Better Japan to start mobilizing full support with USA.
Zero communism allowed!
Cheers,
Amen. Zero Communism allowed. Communism comes disguised as Democrats, Rino Republicans, LBQGT, and DEI. It is true that communists and leftists are more rude, pompous, and self righteous.
We are under a gun grab in Canada, there are several hunting rifles included which is ridiculous on it’s face but this is the direction. No political party opposes either, so this is how it’s going to be here for registered weapons. Some of us have been made criminals if we do not comply and our legal methods to resist have been infiltrated and co-opted by the apostate system.
This will not stop the slaughter of innocents, that is a requirement of the occult and apostate system – the same people who are taking the guns. Can evil fix itself?
I can tell all my readers flat out, if Americans did not have the second amendment, everything would be done already.
I cannot emphasize how important 2A is to the entire Western world.
I know we have opinions and we have all these other ideas, but without 2A we’d be done.
As long as Americans have the second amendment, none of the western world Nations can go into total lockdown tyranny. Once the United States is taken out, then the entire Western world will be brutally raped. I’m reading that Canadians devote less than 2% of their GDP to defense. That can buy every one of pea shooter.
Canadians don’t own guns and they should be thankful that Americans have at least 400 million lawfully owned firearms. That is the only thing from keeping all the other supposed free Nations from going into absolute gulag lockdown.
For those who scoff and laugh at American gun owners, I say they’ve been brainwashed by the very media they supposedly hold in contempt.
True!
The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.”
– Thomas Jefferson, letter to to John Cartwright, 5 June 1824
No scoffing here. I am glad you have 2a, I think you are lucky to have it and I hope you can keep it. I thought you were close to losing it with the last administrations effort and EO establishing the Office of Gun Violence Prevention on Sept 21, 2023 headed by Kamala Harris. The effort in Canada to remove what guns we do have is the same hinky premise as everywhere else and here there is no opposition – even by the so called conservative interested in the rights of Canadians. At least Trump turned back the EO for you, It was one of the first ones he signed.
The Melian dialogue comes to mind:
“(Matters of) Right is decided by equals, where the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must”
Trump’s pressuring NATO to pay more. An alliance member sitting next to Russia couldn’t be happier about it.
•One of the Baltic nations on the border with Russia supports Trump’s call for members to spend 5% of GDP on defense.
•Estonia’s foreign minister told BI his country would meet that target, but not because of Trump.
•Estonia has been pioneering in supporting Ukraine and urging other members to boost defense spending.
•Some NATO allies, including Italy, Canada, and Spain, spend less than 2% of GDP.
https://www.businessinsider.com/nato-member-beside-russia-thrilled-trump-wants-more-defense-spending-2025-2
I did a quick search for “Gun control in Adolph Hitler’s Germany” and found arguments from both side of the gun control argument. The so-called “fact checkers”, who I regard as often censorious and who offer little actual factual counter arguments, said that reports of Hitler expanding the gun control laws of the Weimar republic were a “conspiracy theory”, had little in the way of facts to back up their argument. A book by Halbrook argues the opposite, and with facts and citations. Review here:
https://www.nationalreview.com/2013/12/how-nazis-used-gun-control-stephen-p-halbrook/
I have almost zero trust in the state any more. I like the idea of a well armed populace. I like the idea of a government in fear of its citizens. There is a problem however. The citizenry needs to be organized enough to strike actual fear into the bureaucratic and political monsters of the government and of the people in their employ who will do their dirty work.
A well armed and regulated militia? I do not see it on either side of the border. I see some wanna be militias but often these groups feature large numbers of extremely obese individuals who would hardly constitute a proper fighting force that could be a counter balance to government over reach.
I do see an ever growing and successful Orwellian police surveillance state. It penetrates these militias and whomever else might form a counter balance to tyrannical government.
I have no good answer.
Secondly, all the gun ownership is a moot point if the person holding the weapon is merely a saber rattler who does not have the stones to pull the trigger and kill. It is a large concept to have thouht about in killing someone in advance and to have made the decision to do so and under what circumstances.. If we do end up with yet more tyrannical government who demand all personal weapons be surrendered, who will acquiesce and who will actually fire on the police, or whatever thug group comes for their property, knowing that they will likely die in the ensuing firefight? Lots of brave words from individuals about “pry it from my cold dead fingers”. How many are mentally prepared to do just that and end up dead in defence of their property?
If enough people did do just that, the tyrannanical government would likely back down as their enforcers had their morale eroded knowing that each or most weapons seizures would result in a to the death fire fight. But how many have that kind of actual resolve? How many tattle tale neighbours would back the government and tattle in advance about how many weapons you have and where they are? This assumes that one would be so foolish as to tell your neighbors what you have,but spouses etc have a way of blabbing on. We saw that sort of tattle tale behaviour during the Wuhan virus hoax with their population control lockdowns..
I have very little faith in modern Americans and Canadians to have the spine to oppose government. They do exist these people , but are these people organized and able to bring an organized fight to tyrannical government.
I have to admit that currently I like what I see Herr Trump doing to erase the idiocy of Obama in his three terms (senile Biden was merely a figurehead IMO). Will it be enough to reverse the damage caused by the evil people? I do not know.
Sidebar question for Stone, or indeed anyone. I know to avoid major urban centres and woke liberal areas on both sides of the border when the really hard times start.
Where exactly geographically would Stone or anyone recommend in the US and in Canada?
It is a misconception that Hitler disarmed the Germans. He did inherit gun control laws from the Weimar government, but he did reverse them later. There are volumes of misconceptions about him and WW2!
I remember reading an account by a Jewish kid who was 17 years old at the time.
The Gestapo visited his house to view his machine gun collection. He showed it to them and they asked a few questions about where he got the guns and what he did with them.
Once satisfied that he was just collecting them for his own use and not for supplying insurgents they bid him good day and apologised for the inconvenience, and that was it. He said they were quite pleasant about it, and left him alone afterwards.
Solzhenitsyn explained in simple terms why people should have guns. George Washington did too – if the people are scared of the government, then that is tyranny.
Solzhenitsyn quote were he says it, without saying it! You must understand, the leading Bolsheviks who took over Russia were not Russians. They hated Russians. They hated Christians. Driven by ethnic hatred they tortured and slaughtered millions of Russians without a shred of human remorse. It cannot be overstated. Bolshevism committed the greatest human slaughter of all time. The fact that most of the world is ignorant and uncaring about this enormous crime is proof that the global media is in the hands of the perpetrators.
Those pee shooters and AR15’s may help you take out the hungry fat dudes looking for food. But the military isn’t coming to your front door. They have flame throwers that can shoot from a mile away now and sizzle and entire area. There is also the satellite direct energy weapons that were supposedly used to start fires in Hawaii and the recent Malibu fires. Guns aren’t going to help anyone. People can buy all the paperweights and dust collecters they want, the days of fighting in trenches are in the past. All this 2nd amendment talk is used to boost sales revenue for the gun manufacturers. They aren’t going to put an end to that cash cow.
Elon musk’s DOGEi access to Treasury records halted by federal judge
The case alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system in violation of federal law.
https://youtu.be/DHwFIgPhtSw?si=K6h944_aYxmYyYip
I recommend GOA over any other guns rights organizations. I contribute when I can to them. Here is another email I received from GOA this morning asking me to add my name to an email sent to Donald Trump.
Thank you for joining GOA’s grassroots campaign by sending a letter to the White House calling for a pro-gun ATF Director.
I can’t stress enough just how important it is for gun owners to win this battle and ensure a pro-2A patriot is the next ATF Director. This is our chance to fundamentally transform the ATF and safeguard our Second Amendment rights for years to come!
But with the stakes this massive, it’s absolutely vital that the White House receive a non-stop stream of letters from gun owners. This needs to be the ONLY thing they see in their inboxes!
That’s why I’m asking you to amplify your voice by sending a second letter…
You see, our system currently has four different pre-written letters – each one highlighting distinct aspects of our argument – meaning that if you contact the White House AGAIN with a different pre-written letter, you can double your impact!
So please, add your name to a second pre-written letter to the White House to amplify your voice at this pivotal moment for our Second Amendment rights.
ADD YOUR NAME
Thank you,
Aidan Johnston
Director of Federal Affairs
Gun Owners of America
I get asked a lot about Trump’s ostensible overreach and while I say it is not unprecedented, I doubt it will last more than his first 100 days. Eventually, opposition to Trump’s policies will grow to the point where he will no longer be able to continue signing executive orders. He will eventually have to go the legislative route, while many of his EOs will be overturned or modified in the courts.
I also suspect Elon Musk will eventually be shown the door or have a greatly diminished role. Trump can only take his election winnings so far as much of his support was based on the contempt of Democrat policies. He’s just trying to get as much done as possible before he encounters enough blowback.
If I were presented with the same circumstances, I’d be doing the same thing.
__________
‘People are really angry’: Lawmakers facing voter blowback over Elon Musk’s chaos
Washington Post
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are feeling the wrath of constituents as their phone lines light up with complaints, worries and confusion over Elon Musk’s efforts to gut government programs and fire longtime civil servants.
According to a report from the Washington Post, phone lines are jammed and there is no room in voicemail systems for voters to leave messages leading one lawmaker to admit, “It is a deluge on DOGE.”
Musk is causing no small amount of grief for House and Senate members with his announcements on X about which departments he will be targeting next as Donald Trump gives him free rein to create chaos.
“Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the Senate’s phones were receiving 1,600 calls each minute, compared with the usual 40 calls per minute,” the Post is reporting. “Many of the calls she’s been receiving are from people concerned about U.S. DOGE Service employees having broad access to government systems and sensitive information. The callers are asking whether their information is compromised and about why there isn’t more transparency about what is happening, she said.”
Article continues….
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/07/musk-congress-doge-angry-calls/
Trump seems to be changing his mind at the last minute on issues. It feels like that in itself is some kind of agenda.
Gun laws can be up in the air, I wouldn’t want to be in a situation that I have shoot someone, and the court may not agree on self defense. One could lose everything they have by shooting someone, even if the suspect is trespassing or inside one’s home. I guess the old saying ” i’d rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6″ applies.
I don’t see gun ownership putting fear into the political apparatus or the elite families. They seem to be going full steam ahead with their agendas, without any worries about a well armed populace.