No specific information, estimated at multiple millions. The semi-auto rifle is NOT a new invention, and has been produced for a little over 110 years. There are approximately 275 million privately owned forearms of all types in the US.
Barrett makes a range of .50 rifles, some of which are self loading (semiautomatic), and some of which are bolt action. The most famous of these rifles is the M92/M107, which is semiautomatic.
Yes, but there ARE restrictions on WHICH rifles, as well as which features are permissible.
Contact Savage. They are still in business, making good rifles.
@ 1000 or so
Most likely, just a few minutes ago. Rifle production in the US has not stopped since it started in the Colonial days. Rifles of many different kinds are currently produced by many manufacturers from inexpensive hunting rifles of Savage to army rifles of Colt to tactical rifles of CheyTac to .50 caliber Barrets to fancy Cooper sporters.
No way of knowing- no records of gun ownership.
According to the FBI, in2010, 358 people were murdered with rifles. The FBI does not break in down any further.
Just before the start of the US Civil War, it is estimated that 700,000 rifles were available. Half of these, however, were obsolete smoothbores, and only 36,000 could be considered modern .58 caliber.
Yes
What model?
Rifles for Watie has 352 pages.
US and Sweden