Section: N/A ReadChanges --- title: Estimating Global Civilian Held Firearms Numbers PDF: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/T-Briefing-Papers/SAS-BP-Civilian-Firearms-Numbers.pdf URL: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/T-Briefing-Papers/SAS-BP-Civilian-Firearms-Numbers.pdf --- is a report that estimates the amount of firearms held by civilians worldwide. The report was created for "small arms survey" and published on their website on june 2018. ## Key findings * There were approximately 857 million civilian-held firearms in the world at the end of 2017. * Roughly 100 million civilian firearms were reported as registered, accounting for some 12 per cent of the global total. * National ownership rates vary from about 120.5 firearms for every 100 residents in the United States to less than 1 firearm for every 100 residents in countries like Indonesia, Japan, Malawi, and several Pacific island states. * There are regional or national surveys concerning civilian holdings for 56 countries and territories. ## USA Firearms Numbers The report estimates that in the US there are 393,300,000 firearms held by civilians. ## Reference ReadChanges
