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Old March 30, 2013, 07:00 PM   #1
poline
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34 percent

Had a fellow say the other day,that a survey said that 34 percent of
the United States population owned a gun. He say he was surprize, he thought it would have been higher.
I'm thinking that if anyone called me up and asked if I had a gun I would
tell them no!
Where would their get they figures? Do they have access to the 4473?
No, I don't know who did the survery.
Just throwing this out to see what the forum's thought was.
Any response or reply appreciated.
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Old March 30, 2013, 07:02 PM   #2
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oops.....make that....how would they get their figures?
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Old March 30, 2013, 07:17 PM   #3
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IIRC, that 34% was a Chicago-company based survey.
I would better trust Gallup:


http://www.gallup.com/poll/1645/Guns.aspx

That said... would you affirmatively answer the question by an anonymous poll-taker
in these days of demonized weapons owners? For that reason alone I suspect the number is much
(much) higher than even Gallup indicates.

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Old March 30, 2013, 07:20 PM   #4
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Ha! Look how ownership shoots to record highs in 1994
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