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Gun ownership not declining
I was under the impression that gun ownership was declining, but John Phillips finds otherwise:
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All-time high. What led you to believe that it was declining? -
Probably "studies" and "surveys" like this...
Liberals figure that despite skyrocketing sales, the fact that less people will admit to owning a gun to a stranger on the phone is somehow proof that ownership is down.
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This is funny! Firearms purchases are at an all time high and yet someone says gun ownership on the decline? LOL!Comment
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That's weird. It's as if the people tasked with reporting the news are actually creating the news, directed by an agenda of some kind. I don't want to be pegged as a conspiracy theorist, so I'll stop there.Comment
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That and family unit size (and as a result; quantity) have also changed.Probably "studies" and "surveys" like this...
Liberals figure that despite skyrocketing sales, the fact that less people will admit to owning a gun to a stranger on the phone is somehow proof that ownership is down.
one family with four people and guns.... becomes divorced families (two households) with dad owning guns in a single person household. re: 1 in 4 people in a household with guns and 50% less families. When the reality; no change in gun ownership actually happened.
This stuff definitely hits the numbers. The children in the hypothetical might have their own guns and go shooting with dad; but if mom has custody.... they're not in a household with them.
A fair question might be 'why did you chose to calculate gun ownership along these lines; vs... you know... how many people own guns and what percentage they are of the total 18 year old plus population? Seems like you wanted to end up at a particular result'.Last edited by sl0re10; 03-26-2015, 9:17 AM.Comment
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The research question also also does not appear to account for the increase in households - up from 64 million in 1970 to 115 million in 2014. If this study found that only 32 percent reported living in a household with guns now versus 50 percent in 1970, that means that at least 32 million households had guns in 1970 versus 37 million today - an increase of five million households. Only a liberal media would call this a decline.Comment
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I laughed when I saw the first of those "studies" here.
I just started a couple years ago and three new sets of folks have joined us.
Those lines at the LGSs in the last 2 or 3 years weren't just for the pros.Originally posted by Kestryll:
It never fails to amuse me how people get outraged but fail to tell the whole story in their rants....Comment
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