Truth

[HARDCORE]

7-29-2022

“How can we ever expect the truth from our government, when lying has apparently become “The New American Way of Life?” I mean after all, “We the People” are not totally stupid and we know that much of what goes on in “D.C.” (and elsewhere) these days, is rarely (if ever) made available to the general public?

But when that government arrives at a point where ‘Blatant Lying’ becomes its only way of life, then these people will do just about everything that they can to perpetuate the sham, even to the point where the most mundane of material is whitewashed and glossed-over! “Who then, can we really turn to for the truth in ‘any’ matter at all?”

You know, maybe all of this “Lying Propaganda” is not really just fantasy after all? And maybe (just maybe), some of this (so-called) truth that is being pumped into our heads daily-

(via the mass-media etc), is not really, all truth after all either? And could it also be - that ‘The World’s Governments’ really feel that “What We The People Don’t Know” - can’t possibly hurt them (yeah- sure)?! But you know, maybe this is exactly how the world also felt (en masse), just prior to ‘August, of 1945!’

Hardcore

[Boats]

It's Destynee: [See data below]
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The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.

As of today there are ~ 13,000 nuclear warheads.

Nuclear weapons analysts estimate that the world's nine nuclear states—China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States—have around 13,000 nuclear warheads in total, according to the Arms Control Association.

Can Russian missiles reach the US?

New START limits all Russian deployed intercontinental-range nuclear weapons, including every Russian nuclear warhead that is loaded onto an intercontinental-range ballistic missile that can reach the United States in approximately 30 minutes.

Re: Animated Chart: Nuclear Warheads by Country (1945-2022)
Re: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/...try-1945-2022/

Today: Nine nations have nuclear warheads in their arsenal.

Also: 30 Years of Gun Manufacturing in America
While gun sales have been brisk in recent years, the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 was a boon for the gun industry.

From 2010-2019, an average of 13 million guns were sold legally in the U.S. each year. In 2020 and 2021, annual gun sales sharply increased to 20 million.

While the U.S. does import millions of weapons each year, a large amount of firearms sold in the country were produced domestically. Let’s dig into the data behind the multi-billion dollar gun manufacturing industry in America.

Gun Manufacturing in the United States:

According to a recent report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the U.S. has produced nearly 170 million firearms over the past three decades, with production increasing sharply in recent years.

Firearms per 100,000 persons:

America’s gunmakers produce a wide variety of firearms, but they’re generally grouped into five categories; pistols, rifles, shotguns, revolvers, and everything else.

Below is a breakdown of firearms manufactured in the country over the past 30 years, by type:

Year Pistols Rifles Revolvers Shotguns Misc. Firearms Total Firearms
1989 1,404,753 1,407,400 628,573 935,541 42,126 4,418,393
1990 1,371,427 1,211,664 470,495 848,948 57,434 3,959,968
1991 1,378,252 883,482 456,966 828,426 15,980 3,563,106
1992 1,669,537 1,001,833 469,413 1,018,204 16,849 4,175,836
1993 2,093,362 1,173,694 562,292 1,144,940 81,349 5,055,637
1994 2,004,298 1,316,607 586,450 1,254,926 10,936 5,173,217
1995 1,195,284 1,411,120 527,664 1,173,645 8,629 4,316,342
1996 987,528 1,424,315 498,944 925,732 17,920 3,854,439
1997 1,036,077 1,251,341 370,428 915,978 19,680 3,593,504
1998 960,365 1,535,690 324,390 868,639 24,506 3,713,590
Total 60,804,840 59,796,760 15,826,964 26,241,134 6,298,415 168,968,113
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Pistols (36%) and rifles (35%) are the dominant categories, and over time, the former has become the most commonly produced firearm type.

In 2001, pistols accounted for 21% of firearms produced. Today, nearly half of all firearms produced are pistols.

Who is Producing America’s Firearms?

There are a wide variety of firearm manufacturing companies in the U.S., but production is dominated by a few key players.

Here are the top 10 gunmakers in America, which collectively make up 70% of production:

Rank Firearm Manufacturer Guns Produced (2016-2020) Share of total
1 Smith & Wesson Corp 8,218,199 17.2%
2 Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc 8,166,448 17.1%
3 Sig Sauer Inc 3,660,629 7.7%
4 Freedom Group 3,045,427 6.4%
5 0 F Mossberg & Sons Inc 2,223,241 4.7%
6 Taurus International Manufacturing 1,996,121 4.2%
7 WM C Anderson Inc 1,816,625 3.8%
8 Glock Inc 1,510,437 3.2%
9 Henry RAC Holding Corp 1,378,544 2.9%
10 JIE Capital Holdings / Enterprises 1,258,969 2.6%
Total 33,274,640 69.7%
One-third of production comes from two publicly-traded parent companies: Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWBI), and Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE: RGR)

Some of these players are especially dominant within certain types of firearms. For example:

58% of pistols were made by Smith & Wesson, Ruger, and SIG SAUER (2008–2018)
45% of rifles were made by Remington*, Ruger, and Smith & Wesson (2008–2018)
*In 2020, Remington filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and its assets were divided and sold to various buyers. The Remington brand name is now owned by Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO)

The Geography of Gun Manufacturing:

Companies that manufacture guns hold a Type 07 license from the ATF. As of 2020, there are more than 16,000 Type 07 licensees across the United States.

Below is a state-level look at where the country’s licensees are located:

Search:
State Licenses (2000) Licenses (2020) Population Licenses per 100,000 pop. (2020)
Alaska 8 117 733,391 16.0
Alabama 40 276 5,039,877 5.5
Arkansas 28 302 3,011,524 10.0
Arizona 100 959 7,276,316 13.2
California 159 620 39,237,836 1.6
Colorado 27 481 5,812,069 8.3
Connecticut 71 194 3,605,944 5.4
Delaware 0 10 989,948 1.0
Florida 131 1,009 21,781,128 4.6
Georgia 52 510 10,799,566 4.7
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These manufacturers are located all around the country, so these numbers are somewhat reflective of population. Unsurprisingly, large states like Texas and Florida have the most licensees.

Sorting by the number of licensees per 100,000 people offers a different point of view. By this measure, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho come out on top.

If recent sales and production trends are any indication, these numbers may only continue to grow.
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Define Man: I do believe it's man's destynee is to kill one another over time.
Since mans conception - we've killed just about everything at one time or
another - over and over.
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It seems the old credo is survival of the fittest - is still hardwired into our brains
- and is ongoing to rule today - and all of our yesterday's.
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Peace & Brotherhood is a fallacy - Sad isn't it!
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