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Gun Control & RKBA

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4. And of course this survey

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 02:12 PM

Sep 2016

Of 4000 gun oners has produced true and unquestionable results

But Kleck's survey of 5000 was too small of a sample to estimate defensive gun use

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Just three percent of adults own half of America’s guns [View all] workinclasszero Sep 2016 OP

I guess you can count me in the 19%. NaturalHigh Sep 2016 #1

If Bloomberg funds that one too, you may be estimating low at 88% DonP Sep 2016 #10

A jump of 400,000 new FOID cards in Illinois in just 2 years .... DonP Sep 2016 #14

0% of the 3% comitted no crimes. JonathanRackham Sep 2016 #3

I' would wager that the Bundys are part of that 3% Buzz cook Sep 2016 #16

... JonathanRackham Sep 2016 #17

And of course this survey sarisataka Sep 2016 #4

How sad is that, we need to get that first number into the 50's. ileus Sep 2016 #5

Of the 620,000,000 firearms in private hands worldwide... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #6

This statistic has more than one meaning Runningdawg Sep 2016 #8

According to WaPo, gejohnston Sep 2016 #9

9.57 Million is a load of people...even owning 17+ guns each. jmg257 Sep 2016 #11

Obama won the 2012 election sarisataka Sep 2016 #12

probaby not a valid study, not even worth mentioning gejohnston Sep 2016 #15

Do stolen guns count as owned kudzu22 Sep 2016 #18