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I can't stand the term "gun show loophole". It's not a loophole! It's how the law is written!
When you work for a large company, you need to fill out tons of tax paperwork and various other forms. If you paint your neighbor's fence, none of that is necessary. It's not a loophole, it's how the law is written.
Exactly. The media portrays it like people found a way to skirt the law. Another B.S. label that the sheeple jump on , just like "assault rifles" and "high capacity mags"
The percent of US households owning guns decreased from from 50% in the 1970s to around 31% in 2014, with only 22% of individual adults actually owning these guns today. In 1970 there were about 150 million guns in the US. Now there are around 300 million. This means that the gun owning minority has many more guns per person today than they did in 1970.
It is reasonable to assume that radical gun rights activists are an even smaller subset of that 22%. I believe that many of that 22% are just like me - they have a shotgun or a .22 rifle in the closet that they used once upon a time to hunt squirrels or rabbits. Shells are around here somewhere, lol.
What's the point? Even though the NRA and gun activists are loud and demonstrative, realize that they are a minority. They may only represent 15% of the adult population, but they are a gold mine to the firearms industry. In the USA of 2016, any dollar is a good dollar - just ask the NRA and their lobbyists and the legislators they have purchased.
Some more puzzling facts about Americans, regarding gun control laws:
85% are in favor of background checks at gun shows
79% favor laws to prevent mentally ill from buying guns
70% favor a Federal database to track guns
57% favor a ban on assault weapons
Just some things to ponder.
Sources: Pew Research Center; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Cato Institute; National Research Council among others.
Ponder crime rates falling each year, with a corresponding rise in gun purchases.
Large Black middle class in these areas. Not very violent areas at all.
Why is the violence issue far more prevalent in poor Black areas, and not so much in areas with Blacks are largely middle class?
Although poverty and gang issues are a part of it, there is a far larger underlying problem. And it isn't blacks, but a small segment of them.
There are two counties in my state. One is among the poorest in the state, the other is not. One is rural , one is urban. One ranks 13th (out of 83) in firearms ownership , the other 45th.
Yet one is among the safest , the other not so. Can you guess which is which ?
Not seeing a lot of these shootings over pampers and baby formula. Not seeing too many of these shootings over drug money or gang affiliation either. Again , there is a much deeper problem and it isn't firearms.
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