New Gun Poll Contains a Glaring False Premise. Did you spot it?
"Spike In Gun Ownership? Poll Shows Percent Of All Homes Have A Gun"
Look again at that headline.
Homes do not own guns people own guns the PEW poll did not address gun ownership only amount of homes with weapons by one or more owners in amounts of one or more.
How many chips could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck chips. Ask Frito Lay. Makes more sense than the claim of the article for the following reasons.
There is no central gun registry, the poll did not conclude what the reporter claimed nor was that question addressed. There is no Frito Lay to ask.
At best the government says there are about half a million registered firearms due to short barrel, sienced or sound suppressors to be accurate and automatic capability. grenades, mortars, heavy ordnance etc.
There are no other records including gun registration to find totals outside asking the 50 states.
In fact, federal law prohibits the use of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) to create any system of registration of firearms or firearm.
Try again Vespa you got it wrong this time.
The guesses range 100 million to in excess of 200 million I'll not make that mistake again GRIN.
Look again at that headline.
Homes do not own guns people own guns the PEW poll did not address gun ownership only amount of homes with weapons by one or more owners in amounts of one or more.
How many chips could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck chips. Ask Frito Lay. Makes more sense than the claim of the article for the following reasons.
There is no central gun registry, the poll did not conclude what the reporter claimed nor was that question addressed. There is no Frito Lay to ask.
At best the government says there are about half a million registered firearms due to short barrel, sienced or sound suppressors to be accurate and automatic capability. grenades, mortars, heavy ordnance etc.
There are no other records including gun registration to find totals outside asking the 50 states.
In fact, federal law prohibits the use of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) to create any system of registration of firearms or firearm.
Try again Vespa you got it wrong this time.
The guesses range 100 million to in excess of 200 million I'll not make that mistake again GRIN.
But to Hacks...that's toooo muuuucch woooork...Oh, sorry collective, I said the "W" word.
Second is the National Crime Information which gives a thumbs or down on sell or don't sell to the retailer and of course if they are working for the Attorney General who to feed into the black market.
Third is the National ID Card which is progressing quite nicely thanks to a compliant public. Also it's digital .
Fourth is hooking up the last two into all sorts of data banks air travel, an over the shoulder look into your bank account etc but especially your cell phone.
Welcome to the brave new world of 1984 plus 32.