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Study: Gun Shows Main Source Of Guns Used In Crime
cali ^ | 9/2/09 | cali

Posted on 09/02/2009 7:08:28 PM PDT by Flavius

A new report from UC Davis researchers finds that American gun shows are the leading source of guns used in crimes, not just in the United States, but Mexico and Canada as well.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbs13.com ...


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To: Flavius

I can only think of what the band FEAR sang about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4PmO9Pavqc


41 posted on 09/02/2009 8:05:12 PM PDT by ExpatGator (Extending logic since 1961.)
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To: umgud

Gunshows are also where Mexican gangsters buy grenades, full-auto machineguns and truckloads of ammo./s


Prices are often lower at gun shows. I get all of my grenades at the shows for almost 1/2 price. They even give steeper discounts if you buy a tank or howitzer. /s


42 posted on 09/02/2009 8:06:36 PM PDT by Joan Kerrey
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To: bitterohiogunclinger

It’s amazing how many doctors are moonbats.


43 posted on 09/02/2009 8:06:44 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (The AFL-CIO and SEIU.....two domestic terrorist organizations doing Obama's dirty work for him.)
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To: sig226

Heh, probably a couple of leftists working out of their garage but who cares, the media will run with it as if it is a valid article...that is a real problem. Actually more like a few university asshats that decided to make things up and push their agenda... Nothing that the leftists in the media won’t fall for though...


44 posted on 09/02/2009 8:06:45 PM PDT by Deagle
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To: Flavius
prove it!!! no sales slip no proof.
45 posted on 09/02/2009 8:07:37 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist -ww- I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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To: Flavius
It's a misleading title. Leave it to cBS.

"The study state that 85% of recovered crime guns have gone through at least one private party transaction following their initial sale by a licensed retailer."

Yeah, steal a gun and sell it.

46 posted on 09/02/2009 8:09:17 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (We do what we have to do.)
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To: Flavius

Dang, why don’t we just make crime illegal?


47 posted on 09/02/2009 8:11:06 PM PDT by The Watcher
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To: sig226

Zero’s ORGANIZED COMMUNITIES of Chicago, Detroit, NYC, Philadelphia, D.C., L.A., SF, Boston, etc. along with the gang bangers, illegal mayhemers, border drug terrorists, etc. don’t need gun shows to get their weapons and they’re skewing our longevity numbers by targeting our young people. U.C.Davis, take a hike.


48 posted on 09/02/2009 8:11:18 PM PDT by yorkie01
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To: Flavius

This is just like lefty fraud Bellisile a few years ago and his stool specimen: `Arming America which was shown to be made from whole anti-2nd Amendment cloth; and also the bogus charge earlier this summer used in the talking points of a chorus of liberals: that 90% of arms seized in Mexico are from our country.
Even their `academics’ say things that would make a murder of old crows blush; they should be ashamed of themselves for misrepresenting the truth on this issue in order to pander to their paymasters and safely remain in ivory tower, mortar board/helmet defilade.


49 posted on 09/02/2009 8:15:23 PM PDT by tumblindice
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To: mylife
I agree, I too call BS! If Wintemute is involved, it's wrong.
Fom democraticunderground ...

“Pretty much, and every publication by that group is about firearms, not the real causes of violence

They obviously have an axe to grind.”
Their words, not mine!

50 posted on 09/02/2009 8:20:15 PM PDT by simi_ed
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To: Flavius

In other news, a study from the Still Thinking Foundation found that employees of CBS News are liars. Fake but true, indeed!


51 posted on 09/02/2009 8:23:48 PM PDT by Still Thinking (If ignorance is bliss, liberals must be ecstatic!)
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To: mylife

BS!”

UC Davis is about as liberal as you can get in California.

What about guns STOLEN from homes, stores, etc?

Bet me that those are used in crimes!!!


52 posted on 09/02/2009 8:26:07 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: gaijin
Well, I doubt that richly, but if that were true, then I'm sure that it would have been borne out of a desire to avoid FOSTERING AN ATMOSPHERE OF INTIMIDATION.

No, it is true that private parties incidentally buying or selling a gun for their own collection don't need to show ID's. You know, EXACTLY THE SAME RULES FOR PRIVATE PARTY SALES NOT AT A GUN SHOW! These guys are ignorant of the law, and yet they still expect us to listen to their conclusions as if they meant something.

53 posted on 09/02/2009 8:32:00 PM PDT by Still Thinking (If ignorance is bliss, liberals must be ecstatic!)
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To: Flavius
BS. I can't even find a good gun show when I want one.
54 posted on 09/02/2009 8:32:02 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Flavius
"One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives."

- Mark Twain

55 posted on 09/02/2009 8:33:40 PM PDT by Charles Martel (NRA Lifetime Member since 1984; TSRA rookie)
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To: Flavius

Good grief. What a bunch of illogical crap. The lefties just keep going back to that same old dry well.


56 posted on 09/02/2009 8:37:43 PM PDT by 50cal Smokepole (Effective gun control involves effective recoil management)
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To: greatplains
"Data? We don’t need no stinkin’ data!"

I assure you sir, that as an android, I was designed not to stink. I have built in nano cleansers that automatically remove any odors known to be unpleasant to humans.

57 posted on 09/02/2009 8:40:57 PM PDT by Enterprise (When they come for your guns and ammo, give them the ammo first.)
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To: sig226

It just seems like everything we do is just killing mother planet. I’ll never go to another one again! (snicker)


58 posted on 09/02/2009 8:53:35 PM PDT by proud_yank (Socialism - An Answer In Search Of A Question For Over 100 Years)
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To: LukeL

Didn’t you forget the /Sarc tag?


59 posted on 09/02/2009 9:17:11 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: bitterohiogunclinger

Thanks for your post, “Perhaps the professor’s time would be better spent studying criminals. I have reliable information that they engage in illegal activities at a much higher rate than even politicians. Their sense of impunity, when they think no one is looking is staggering. Statistics show that 100% of firearms used in the commission of crimes have been in the possession of a criminal when the crime was committed.
Don’tcha love statistics?”
Yeah, love the hell out of ‘em. The good professor could not prove exactly who it was, but he swears he saw a young lady at the Reno Gun Show drive away from the parking lot headed down Kitske Lane driving a tank she purchased with her credit card. To his credit he did say that those watching this daring event were evenly mixed between those who were applauding and those who were just taking gas.


60 posted on 09/02/2009 10:04:57 PM PDT by Islander2
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