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To: freepatriot32; Eaker; archy; Squantos; Chode; Doctor Stochastic; js1138; Dead Corpse; Darksheare

Last week the U.S. Department of Justice filed papers saying that guns sold by Traders have been recovered in a crime at a rate of nearly one per day.

over what period? one day? one week? one month? one year? one decade?
this statement is meaningless without such a timeframe.

Now, if they mean "one a day between 2003 and 2005", that can be interpreted as:
1. the 365 days of the year 2004, or @365 guns recovered in a "crime"*
2. the 1095 days spanning 01Jan03 and 31Dec05, or @1095 guns recovered in a "crime"*

so, BATFE(ieio)...which is it?

About one in every eight guns sold by Traders between 2003 and 2005*(see above) has wound up in a crime, the second highest number of guns traced to crimes of any dealer in the nation, according to the Department of Justice.

*hrmn... something smells off about this... what are they calling "crimes" when tallying up this 1/8 ratio?

108 posted on 05/19/2006 3:55:19 PM PDT by King Prout (many complain I am overly literal... this would not be a problem if fewer people were under-precise)

To: Doctor Stochastic; Dead Corpse

and (forgot to point out) they're referring to a ratio as a number.

109 posted on 05/19/2006 3:57:20 PM PDT by King Prout (many complain I am overly literal... this would not be a problem if fewer people were under-precise)

Wonder what the baseline for their number quote is?
Seriously, if they are going to attack that shop like that, they should look into the ratio of stolen guns 'recovered' in the same arbitrary and vague unquantified time frame.
Also, they should look at how many black market guns, guns from 'other' sources, guns 'lost', etc etc..

111 posted on 05/19/2006 4:05:31 PM PDT by Darksheare ("Oh No! Zombies!" Actually, they aren't. They just haven't had their coffee yet.)

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