Thread: Fun oregon gun facts

1. When you get a background check the first 2 numbers is the year then a dash then the number of your background check. So If you are the first one to buy a gun on 1/1/12 it would be 12-000001

2. I bought a gun on 1/1/12 at 10 am and was the 40th person

3. The guy at Fisherman's marine states the last gun he sold on 12/31/11 was in the 211,000 range. So assuming guns are sold everyday of the year.

592 guns are sold everyday in Oregon

There are about 3.8 million Oregonians. 64% are 18-64 yo so 2.4 million Oregonians. So slightly less than 1 Oregon out of 10 between 18-64 owns a gun.

Just out of curiosity, why/where do you know the number of your background check? When I bought before, the stores would complete the paper work after I filled my portion and do the calls and keep it, I never bothered to look at the numbers...

No, slightly less than 1 out of every 10 Oregonians between 18-64 bought a gun last year. I have gone multiple years without buying a gun, it doesn't mean I don't OWN a gun. (But, there are also people who buy more than one a year, so it's probably closer to 5% of 18-64 year old Oregonians bought a gun last year.)

That background check approval number from OSP is also just a numerical transaction number. If a person bought more than one gun on the same transaction it is not reflected by the transaction number. So the people buying more than one gun at a time also factor into that equation and make the guns purchased per Oregonian a little higher still. I know I did my part last year, I bought 26 guns through Oregon dealers last year.

you would have done your part even better if you would have done 26 FTF with Private Oregon citizens

God but I wish I had the financial horsepower to buy a gun every month, but I'm lucky to be able to buy one a year. The gun want list is getting longer every day!!

Originally Posted by MinnesotaORnewbie

you would have done your part even better if you would have done 26 FTF with Private Oregon citizens

Probably did about 15 FTF or so last year too.

Originally Posted by Greenbug

I know I did my part last year, I bought 26 guns through Oregon dealers last year.

haha holy cow

Originally Posted by Greenbug

That background check approval number from OSP is also just a numerical transaction number. If a person bought more than one gun on the same transaction it is not reflected by the transaction number. So the people buying more than one gun at a time also factor into that equation and make the guns purchased per Oregonian a little higher still. I know I did my part last year, I bought 26 guns through Oregon dealers last year.

Bought 26 through dealers and 15 more ftf. That is a lot of guns. Mind if I ask what kind of collection are you building or what guns are of interest to you? If I bought that many I would have to lay my safe down and just dump them in like a toy box.