American civilians own more firearms than any other population in the world
Estimated number of civilian gun ownership per capita by country
Graphic Artist: Busra Ozturk, Producer: Nurdan Erdogan Gokhan / TRT World
There are over 1 billion firearms worldwide — and most are in civilian hands. Nearly 500 million are in the US alone, meaning that each American owns at least one gun on average — triple the rate of the second country with the most guns.