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Gun Control & RKBA

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)

24. 80 million gun owners?

Reply to spin (Reply #21)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 03:34 PM

Feb 2017

Different national polls tend to show slightly different rates of gun ownership. The latest household gun ownership rate in the General Social Survey, in 2014, was 32 percent. The October 2015 Gallup survey showed a higher rate of 43 percent, including guns kept on property outside the home.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/29/american-gun-ownership-is-now-at-a-30-year-low/?utm_term=.b076da671c7f

32% is a minority of Americans. Meaning of course that most Americans do not own guns.

And the NRA is a lobbying group for the weapons industry.

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Pasco theater shooting case heads to 'stand your ground' hearing [View all] HAB911 Feb 2017 OP

If only everyone in the theater had been armed. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #1

I expect to see that soon HAB911 Feb 2017 #2

In this case, the bad person sarisataka Feb 2017 #3

The gun certainly facilitated the violence. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #6

So should LEOs sarisataka Feb 2017 #7

One point would be that carrying a gun makes it much easier to kill people. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #8

I have never disagreed sarisataka Feb 2017 #9

It wasa a reference to Wayne LaPierre, lobbyist fro the weapons industry, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #10

So there is an individual RKBA... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #4

Did you discount my irony? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #5

I don't hold the evasiveness *too* much against you- it's entirely understandable friendly_iconoclast Feb 2017 #11

Supreme Court decisions can change depending on the compositon of the SCOTUS. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #13

Absolutely... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #12

The right to carry depends on how the Second Amendment is interpreted. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #14

re: "...how the Second Amendment is interpreted." discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #15

It is "currently" settled by Heller v DC. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #16

Heller is not the reason gun control is a smoking wreck hack89 Feb 2017 #17

Gun control is a wreck because the NRA has bought enough politicians. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #19

The NRA has a lot of influence but in the end the bottom line is the fact ... spin Feb 2017 #21

80 million gun owners? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #24

Notice that I said estimated. ... spin Feb 2017 #33

I did notice that. eom guillaumeb Feb 2017 #35

Keep telling your self that. hack89 Feb 2017 #23

Because the 1% are far richer than the bottom 99%. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #25

Isn't Bloomberg in the 1%? hack89 Feb 2017 #29

I disagree. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #30

Looks like you are screwed then. Nt hack89 Feb 2017 #34

I have no issue with reasonable regulation discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #18

In my opinion, the Second Amendment was never intended to allow guillaumeb Feb 2017 #20

Maybe this will clarify the question discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #22

I have no issue with hunting. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #26

No need to thank me... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #27

My response includes your second question. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #28

I'm not seeing how you've answered whether you accept as being okay... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #31

The avoidance of awkward questions has been both assiduous and obvious friendly_iconoclast Feb 2017 #32

When an atheist shouts AMEN!........you KNOW that they agree wholeheartedly. pablo_marmol Feb 2017 #37

The big problem with this case is that the facts are not agreed on. ManiacJoe Feb 2017 #36

Judge, attorneys visit Pasco theater where man was killed in cellphone dispute HAB911 Feb 2017 #38

I've been following this hearing and I think kudzu22 Mar 2017 #39