In California, this group of immigrants is buying up guns at an unprecedented rate

[rangerrebew]

 January 4, 2017 6:56 am

In California, this group of immigrants is buying up guns at an unprecedented rate


“They say God made man but Sam Colt made them equal.” That old quote that has circulated for more than a century here in the United States. It references the popularity of firearms Samuel Colt manufactured during the mid-1800s.

In the past, firearms had been hand-crafted and often cost a (relative) fortune to produce. Gun ownership rates were actually low in the United States until the Civil War, when revolutions in both technology and manufacturing practices combined to make firearms more affordable for the average American.

The availability of guns has helped give historically marginalized groups a voice in American politics and society. The most recent example is in California, where there has been an influx of Chinese Americans buying firearms.

From the Los Angeles Times:
At Gun Effects, Chinese buyers have shown up in droves to buy the store’s stock of soon-to-be restricted firearms.
 

http://rare.us/story/in-california-t...cedented-rate/

[thackney]

Gun ownership rates were actually low in the United States until the Civil War,

If anyone has a link to information confirming or denying this claim, I would appreciate it.

[thackney]

This study looked at the inventories listed in probates.

http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1489&context=wmlr

Guns are found in 50-73% of the male estates in each of the eight databases and in 6-38% of the female estates in each of the first four databases.  Gun ownership is particularly high compared to other common items. For example, in 813 itemized male inventories from the 1774 Jones national database, guns are listed in 54% of estates, compared to only 30% of estates listing any cash, 14% listing swords or edged weapons, 25% listing Bibles, 62% listing any book, and 79% listing any clothes.