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20,000 Maltese Citizens Own Guns, Mostly Collectors - Eurostat Study
8 November 2013
Times of Malta
Some 20,000 Maltese were estimated to own firearms according to a study carried out by Eurostat.
However, only two per cent said they owned the gun for personal protection, much less than the EU average of 14 per cent. A total 21 per cent said they were collectors.
The study, conducted in collaboration with Misco last month, found that only seven per cent of those surveyed had owned a firearm.
Some 78 per cent said they agreed with cooperating with neighbouring EU... (GunPolicy.org)