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Gun Control Reform Activism

jmg257

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4. Also interesting is while the number of gun owners overall drops, the number

Reply to billh58 (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 02:21 PM

Jul 2016

of handgun owners (based on #s of new pistol permits) is increasing.

Likely vast amounts of those 23 million guns sold annually are defense shotguns, assault weapons and handguns.

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American gun ownership drops to lowest in nearly 40 years [View all] billh58 Jul 2016 OP

Yep, but those that own guns can't get enough of them. Scared of their own shadows. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #1

Sales down? Runningdawg Jul 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author billh58 Jul 2016 #3

Also interesting is while the number of gun owners overall drops, the number jmg257 Jul 2016 #4

The same old gun hoarders account for a large percentage of new gun sales. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #6

The Death Cycle: Mass Shootings, Terrorism, And The Economics Of The NRA billh58 Jul 2016 #5

Somehow, we've collected 3 guns. mountain grammy Jul 2016 #7

You described your billh58 Jul 2016 #8