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Gun Control Reform Activism

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9. Saying "in less hands" isn't exactly accurate.

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2015, 04:41 PM

Sep 2015

Hint: population of the US has increased.

Yes less households as % own firearms but that doesn't mean less gun owners.

The same is true of stats from the other side. Sure there were a record number of background checks but there were also a record number of citizens. Roughly speaking gun ownership has been steady for decades.

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America has more guns in fewer hands than ever before [View all] flamin lib Mar 2015 OP

no question, author? question.... jimmy the one Mar 2015 #1

Pew has questioned that result in their own poll flamin lib Mar 2015 #3

Digging deeper into the decline in gun ownership... billh58 Mar 2015 #2

From today's news billh58 Mar 2015 #4

That's exactly what the gun rights group said about the PEW poll that flamin lib Mar 2015 #5

Good news from a New Pew! jimmy the one Sep 2015 #6

Needs a thread of it's own for exposure. nt flamin lib Sep 2015 #7

Exactly. This isn't about simple gun ownership. ellisonz Sep 2015 #8

You do understand that most handguns today are semiautomatic pistols right ... Statistical Sep 2015 #10

Yes and they account for the vast majority of gun deaths. n/t ellisonz Sep 2015 #11

I think still more revolvers & non semi-autos jimmy the one Sep 2015 #13

Sorry I forgot a word. Statistical Sep 2015 #15

Saying "in less hands" isn't exactly accurate. Statistical Sep 2015 #9

the rise & FALL of gun ownership rates jimmy the one Sep 2015 #12

which isn't the same thing as "more guns in fewer hands" Statistical Sep 2015 #14

much larger increase in 'non gun-owners' jimmy the one Sep 2015 #16