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New Gun Owners Account for 40 Percent of California Guns Purchased
Ammoland ^
| 19 January, 2018
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 01/23/2018 5:45:25 AM PST by marktwain
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More data that the number of gun owners in the United States is increasing, not decreasing. In states that require a permit to buy or own guns, those numbers are strongly up as well.
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posted on
01/23/2018 5:45:25 AM PST
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
That’s good news. I hope all of these new gun owners are learning how to safely handle firearms.
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posted on
01/23/2018 5:51:07 AM PST
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
To: marktwain
The most commonly cited evidence that gun ownership is declining is the General Social Survey, which shows a gradually declining percentage of households in the United States that tell survey-takers they have guns in the household. The key phrase there is "...that tell survey-takers they have guns in the household". At this point in our history, there is no way anyone in my family would admit to a pollster, survey-taker, or census-taker that we own firearms.
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posted on
01/23/2018 5:54:19 AM PST
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
To: WayneS
"...polls..."
Misleading leftwinger pollsters is entertaining sport to me and I deliberately provide inaccurate data.
Especially about firearms. Everyone here knows how mine were lost. It was a very tragic day.
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:03:42 AM PST
by
Blue Jays
( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
To: Blue Jays
Mine were lost in a tragic boating accident on the deepest part of the Chesapeake Bay. I went out in a shallow draft boat while small-craft advisories were in effect. I should never have gone fishing in such conditions, and I definitely should not have taken my entire gun collection with me. Yes, I know its my own fault, and I take full responsibility, but it still hurts [tears well up in both eyes].
Was it anything like that?
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:08:54 AM PST
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
To: WayneS
The surveyors didn’t notice the empty boat trailers beside the houses.
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:09:55 AM PST
by
umgud
To: marktwain
They may certainly need them to make the New California split from the communist-ruled urban areas. That spilt would be the best thing that ever happened to CA. CA’s rural and ag areas have been “held hostage” way to long by the urban insane.
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:14:40 AM PST
by
lgjhn23
(It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
To: WayneS
>> I hope all of these new gun owners are learning how to safely handle firearms.
There are far too many quickie, BS-filled “coffee and donut” courses taught by blowhard dumba$$es.
If you’re new to guns, look for an NRA Basic Pistol course, and NOT an NRA “Home Firearm Safety”, or “First Steps Pistol” course. Avoid any Uncle Billy-Bob’s $39 two-hour Shootin’ and Killin’ courses like the plague.
Before taking any class, ask how much of the class time is spent on the range.
And for my fellow FReepers who are experienced shooters, when is the last time you took a newbie to the range?
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:16:27 AM PST
by
QBFimi
(It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world... Tarfon)
To: WayneS
"...Was it anything like that..."
OMG. It is nearly like you were there that day. Thank you.
It comforts me another victim of tragedy understands my pain.
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:21:21 AM PST
by
Blue Jays
( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
To: marktwain
If it’s declining then just about anyone who wanted some sort of firearm bought them; then too, several arms manufacturers are not selling many either - I think Remington is have some issues there.
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:28:26 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: WayneS
Exactly. When someone asks whether or not I own or does my family own firearms I’d tell them none of their business.
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:29:49 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: SkyDancer; WayneS
"...Id tell them none of their business...
At which time they immediately mark YES in a database affiliating your telephone number with being a gunowner.
That is why I absolutely promote the idea of being a faux snowflake to provide completely inaccurate polling data.
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:42:01 AM PST
by
Blue Jays
( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
To: Blue Jays
Then I’d tell them that we have two black powder cannons, several muskets and three swords. And a flagon of rum.
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:43:44 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: marktwain
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:47:26 AM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
To: SkyDancer
"...cannons, muskets, swords, and rum..."
LOL! :-D
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posted on
01/23/2018 6:48:56 AM PST
by
Blue Jays
( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
To: WayneS
“that tell survey-takers”
Possible the people surveyed couldn’t admit they had a stolen gun, were felons, or had used it to shoot the guy next door already.
That would be a real self-incrimination incident that could hit the Darwin Awards. “Yeah, I got a gun. And you got my phone number and address.”
rwood
To: marktwain
The most commonly cited evidence that gun ownership is declining is the General Social Survey, which shows a gradually declining percentage of households in the United States that tell survey-takers they have guns in the household. Remember kids - if anyone asks, "Guns are icky"
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posted on
01/23/2018 7:17:33 AM PST
by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: SkyDancer
You already drank your entire stock of cask ale?
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:33:18 AM PST
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
To: marktwain
Why the hell would I tell a surveyor that I have a gun in my home!?!?!
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:41:05 AM PST
by
Harpotoo
To: Big Red Badger
Typo!
Dean
Banlist !?!
Working out of hotel room... early morning..
must be more excuses out there...
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:51:00 AM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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