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Gun Control Reform Activism

upaloopa

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2. What percentage of adults in this country who legally can own

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 12:44 PM

Jan 2015

guns, do?
Also what type of guns do they own? And for what purpose do they own guns.
I think the right to own guns is not in question in the minds of most people and most people do not wish to put roadblocks in the way to owning guns.
But I think the majority do not own guns and the majority would like to see a minimum of deaths by guns in this country. I think the debate on gun ownership is mostly toward the fringe of either side.
Anyway that is the way it looks to me.

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A recent PEW poll shows a majority of people support gun rights over gun control. [View all] flamin lib Jan 2015 OP

Depends on phrasing of the questions, obviously. elleng Jan 2015 #1

True, but PEW isn't known for push polling. flamin lib Jan 2015 #3

Right, they're not, elleng Jan 2015 #5

What percentage of adults in this country who legally can own upaloopa Jan 2015 #2

I believe that the current household ownership rate is between 35 & 40%. flamin lib Jan 2015 #7

Poll choice is ludicrous Proud Public Servant Jan 2015 #4

Absolutely. elleng Jan 2015 #6

To me the frightening part is that so many gun owners believe the confiscation conspiracies. Scuba Jan 2015 #8

Paranoid yes, but billh58 Jan 2015 #9

One strain does not rule out the other. Both are being manipulated. I can't open a YouTube .... Scuba Jan 2015 #10

pew backtracked, & I like this other pew poll better jimmy the one Jan 2015 #11

Unfortunately there is a natural inborn tendency to seek out and embrace flamin lib Jan 2015 #12