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Originally Posted by Poseidon28
Have any facts to back up that the majority of Americans don't own guns?What % actually do?
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Actually, no one has an exact number because we don't register them. The NRA says about 50% of all households have a gun in them. One may suspect some bias there
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Here is a study that I believe is a bit more objective that shows there are a lot of guns in the US but they are highly concentrated among a small percentage of owners.
http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/cgi/...t/full/13/1/15
Kind of like the members of this forum
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Their conclusion is about one third of all households have at least one gun in them. So two thirds do not. Therefore I submit most Americans do not own guns.
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Originally Posted by Poseidon28
The best thing possible for presidential protection is one of two options:
One: no one but Secret Service is allowed within shooting distance of the president.
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Actually what the USSS does is not allow anyone with a gun (other than themselves and others they have cleared) within shooting distance of the President and that has worked quite well.
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Originally Posted by Poseidon28
The SS is NOT capable of protecting the president, at least the % of times they have managed to stop an actual attack are NOT good.
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They have stopped far more than you may know of. Also, most of their protective measures are done during their advance work and not readily seen by the public.
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Originally Posted by divemedic
I have always wondered what legal authority they do that under.
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There is a lot of Law written to protect the President. Here is one place to look:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL34603.pdf and you might try their website. Too much here for me to post but a LOT of Federal legislation written on their behalf.