[3Fingas]

No way gun ownership is going down — maybe, in the Northeast, but not in the South. I personally know 10 people at work who have bought their first gun/s in the last year.

[dirtboy]

I think what has changed is people’s willingness to tell a pollster that they have guns in their homes.

[VoyagerXII]

Even in here in NJ. People who never seemed interested in guns are now asking me what they should buy.I know at least 10 people who are buying their first.
The stores are out of inventory.The police depts are swamped with permit applications.

[frogjerk]

Not in the Northeast either. I know many, many people in NJ especially after Sandy that want/got a gun. Even in so-called safe towns people realized that if all of the police are guarding the gas stations and intersections then they will not be able to respond to 911 calls and crime as quick as they were. Many push-ins, looting and robberies happened after Sandy.

Many people's eyes were opened.

Then add the terrorists running around in Boston, "shelter in place" martial-law and the Gestapo doing house to house searches is definitely opening people's eyes.

[Redleg Duke]

Gun ownership is definitely not going down in the Northeast!

The libs are lying to themselves.

[Polynikes]

I agree no way ownership is dropping with Sturm-Ruger having a 2 million unit backlog.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014650/posts

[panaxanax]

“..gun ownership is going down — maybe, in the Northeast...”

Quite the contrary, my FRiend.

ALL gun sales are up, pistol permits applications have gone ballistic. Those who didn’t plan ahead for ammo shortages are paying through the nose, but still scrambling to buy.

One shop had an ad in last week’s paper, bricks of .22 (500) for $125.00. SOLD OUT first day!