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Gun Control Reform Activism

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15. Sorry I forgot a word.

Reply to jimmy the one (Reply #13)

Tue Sep 8, 2015, 03:31 PM

Sep 2015

It should have read "most handguns sold today. You are right there is a large quantity of existing revolvers. Honestly unless poorly made or improperly stored guns rarely wear even if no new revolvers were sold the supply will be pretty stable for many decades. We may never know the breakdown of revolvers vs semi-auto pistols because I doubt anyone even keeps stats like that.

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America has more guns in fewer hands than ever before [View all] flamin lib Mar 2015 OP

no question, author? question.... jimmy the one Mar 2015 #1

Pew has questioned that result in their own poll flamin lib Mar 2015 #3

Digging deeper into the decline in gun ownership... billh58 Mar 2015 #2

From today's news billh58 Mar 2015 #4

That's exactly what the gun rights group said about the PEW poll that flamin lib Mar 2015 #5

Good news from a New Pew! jimmy the one Sep 2015 #6

Needs a thread of it's own for exposure. nt flamin lib Sep 2015 #7

Exactly. This isn't about simple gun ownership. ellisonz Sep 2015 #8

You do understand that most handguns today are semiautomatic pistols right ... Statistical Sep 2015 #10

Yes and they account for the vast majority of gun deaths. n/t ellisonz Sep 2015 #11

I think still more revolvers & non semi-autos jimmy the one Sep 2015 #13

Sorry I forgot a word. Statistical Sep 2015 #15

Saying "in less hands" isn't exactly accurate. Statistical Sep 2015 #9

the rise & FALL of gun ownership rates jimmy the one Sep 2015 #12

which isn't the same thing as "more guns in fewer hands" Statistical Sep 2015 #14

much larger increase in 'non gun-owners' jimmy the one Sep 2015 #16