>>366105The statistics are available from the CDC and FBI websites. Compared to the number of gun owners, which iirc is hovering around a third of the population. That information is available from a number of different sources, possibly even the ones I already quoted.
Now, uses.
Besides the 17 (or 19, I may be missing a couple) different Olympic shooting sports, there are-
2 and 3 gun competitions
PPC competitions
Trap, clay, and skeet shooting
Long range shooting competition (over 1000 yards)
Western shooting competitions
Small game hunting
Big game hunting
Waterfowl hunting
Upland game and bird hunting
Pest control- hogs and coyotes are a serious problem in the southern and western states.
Iron silhouette competitions
Collecting
Trading
Accessorizing and customizing
To name a few.
EDC? Plinking, by far. Because sometimes you just want to spend a half hour knocking a can around, see if you can hit it again before it stops moving from your last shot.
You really have no clue how rich and varied shooting can be. You bought into the media scare tactics.
