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Gun Control & RKBA

yagotme

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20. Your OP asked for credible data from sources.

Reply to AndyS (Reply #19)

Tue Mar 29, 2022, 08:34 PM

Mar 2022

I submitted data from IL which shows an actual growth of new owners. I stated that polls can't be trusted completely, and provided different sources that agreed with that premise, including Pew Research. Now, I have moved some goal post to another location. I'm guessing that all my responses to you will always be insufficient and lacking.

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cross post from the other group [View all] AndyS Mar 2022 OP

I protect my home padfun Mar 2022 #1

I do not have a gun sanatanadharma Mar 2022 #2

I do have a gun. Lucid Dreamer Mar 2022 #3

Chicago Trib, Dec 10, 2020 yagotme Mar 2022 #4

That is certainly a large increase and I wish all states required this kind of licensing AndyS Mar 2022 #5

The FOID and CC licensing is harder data, yagotme Mar 2022 #6

Perhaps but the assumption can't be quantified and is useless for policy decisions AndyS Mar 2022 #7

That goes along with the assumption that a survey showing a decrease in ownership, yagotme Mar 2022 #8

What do you suggest we use? AndyS Mar 2022 #9

What I was saying earlier, yagotme Mar 2022 #10

So, if we are to have the kind of hard data the gun rights side wants should we have a AndyS Mar 2022 #11

Fishing with an empty hook, I see. yagotme Mar 2022 #12

This is where we always end up. Paranoia wins out and we have the equivalent of AndyS Mar 2022 #13

Well, let's see... yagotme Mar 2022 #14

ARRRRREERGHGGGH1!111 AndyS Mar 2022 #15

Sheesh. Ok. Google dump coming up. No need to curse. yagotme Mar 2022 #16

Just declare victory and go home. Sources are flawed, so here are my sources to show AndyS Mar 2022 #17

Well, you asked for sources that showed people lie to pollsters. Rather vehemently, too. yagotme Mar 2022 #18

That's not the complaint, the issue is the moving goal posts. nt AndyS Mar 2022 #19

Your OP asked for credible data from sources. yagotme Mar 2022 #20

I'm guessing that all my responses to you will always be insufficient and lacking. what you said . . AndyS Mar 2022 #21

Here's some more data for you to process: yagotme Apr 2022 #23

So many different kinds of gun owners The Mouth Apr 2022 #22