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From skeet shooting to self-defense, guns are woven into the United States' DNA. While it's nearly impossible<\/a> to nail down an exact number, Americans own an estimated 393 million guns<\/a> \u2013 a number that accounts for nearly half of the entire world's firearm ownership. America's current population is approximately 326 million people, which means there are officially more guns than people nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21296,"template":"views\/lp\/lp-2021.blade.php","class_list":["post-10118","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCity Crimes Involving Guns | Security.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ocala, Florida tops gun incidents; July is most violent month. Handguns dominate firearm-related crimes. 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