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There Are More Than 3 Million Firearms in Civilian Hands in Argentina

En Argentina hay más de 3 millones de armas de fuego en manos de civiles

Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales y Sociales (INECIP)

28 February 2022

By Opina Julián Alfie

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Hay 1.618.877 armas registradas ante la Agencia Nacional de Materiales Controlados (ANMAC).

La misma ANMAC sólo tiene autorizadas 1.016.843 personas para tener armas.

La mitad de los registrados, tienen más de un arma.

El 84% de estas pertenecen a civiles.

Se estima que hay otras 1.600.000 armas ilegales.

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[Translation by GunPolicy.org]

There are 1,618,877 guns registered with the National Agency of Controlled Materials (ANMAC):
- ANMAC itself has only 1,016,843 people authorised to own guns.
- Half of those registered have more than one weapon.
- Of these, 84% belong to civilians.
- It is estimated that there are another 1,600,000 illegal weapons.

[1,016,843 registered firearms * 84% civilian = 854,148 licensed owners]

ID: N853

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