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Loudly

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13. Has gun ownership per household declined?
Sun Apr 6, 2014, 01:05 AM
Apr 2014

If yes, then that would mean that more guns are concentrated in fewer hands.

Fewer hands which are either intentionally or negligently allowing those guns to flow to gangs.

Straw purchasers and theft.

Both of those activities promote the anonymity of possession. Where are those guns now and from time to time? How do the records of FFLs answer that question? They don't. Nor does the notorious lack of records from gun show sales.

Murder rates are dropping considerably exboyfil Apr 2014 #1
Yes they are, but that's not where I'm going. gejohnston Apr 2014 #2
A point of reference exboyfil Apr 2014 #4
semi automatics existed then gejohnston Apr 2014 #5
There isn't any lobbing group like the NRA for the knife industry doc03 Apr 2014 #8
actually, not. gejohnston Apr 2014 #9
Lobbing. Straw Man Apr 2014 #16
Switchblade knives have no sporting use? Think about doc03 Apr 2014 #22
Sporting use. Straw Man Apr 2014 #23
A sport conceived by the firearms lobby to sell AR15s to wantabe COPs doc03 Apr 2014 #24
Amazing foresight sarisataka Apr 2014 #25
They didn't have competition with AR15s in 1903, don't try that doc03 Apr 2014 #27
no but gejohnston Apr 2014 #28
You can chose your hunting buddies but you can't stop the doc03 Apr 2014 #30
In 1903? Straw Man Apr 2014 #26
A switchblade knife is not illegal in Florida. spin Apr 2014 #20
check out gejohnston Apr 2014 #29
In the 50s, you could buy .32 revolvers for $7 at the counters Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #3
so you are saying it went from gejohnston Apr 2014 #12
I think so. But there is a strong element of "family substitute" Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #18
Sheer abundance and anonymity have worsened the situation. Loudly Apr 2014 #6
abundance, relative to population, hasn't changed. gejohnston Apr 2014 #11
Has gun ownership per household declined? Loudly Apr 2014 #13
I don't think so. gejohnston Apr 2014 #14
Assertions that such concentration is occurring. Loudly Apr 2014 #15
problem is gejohnston Apr 2014 #19
What about the days of Prohibition when the gangs used Thompson doc03 Apr 2014 #7
You are talking about the Mob, I'm talking about street gangs. gejohnston Apr 2014 #10
The 60's and 70's was the point in time that the "meaty" part of the Baby Boomers... krispos42 Apr 2014 #17
I suspect gang involvement in drug smuggling and distribution is a significant reason behind ... spin Apr 2014 #21
I agree that the drug trade had a great deal to do with the rise in firearm violence. Revanchist Apr 2014 #31
I remember the days when police carried revolvers and reloaded from "drop pouches." spin Apr 2014 #32
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