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In the discussion thread: How to Break NRA’s Grip on Politics: Michael R. Bloomberg [View all]

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 09:47 AM

aikoaiko (16,574 posts)

20. The 40% figure is wrong. Bloomberg can't read research articles.

See table here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=994651

The real number of gunshow sales is 4%.

Bloomberg is either and idiot or a liar for saying 40%. Either way he is typical anti-gun freak.

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67 replies	Author	Time	Post
How to Break NRA’s Grip on Politics: Michael R. Bloomberg [View all]	Kolesar	Jul 2012	OP
Buying guns at a gunshow is not a loophole.	Travis_0004	Jul 2012	#1
Whether you want to call it a "loophole" or not, it's still wrong and a way guns get to people that	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#9
You do know	eagle308us	Jul 2012	#18
And Bloombergs 40% figure (guns acquired via gunshots) is wrong too	aikoaiko	Jul 2012	#16
Once again the (not so) good mayor	pipoman	Jul 2012	#2
Complete sentences are nice...eom	Kolesar	Jul 2012	#3
Can't defend your ridiculous OP, eh?	pipoman	Jul 2012	#4
Absurd. Ban gunshow sales and NRA membership will f'ing SKYROCKET.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Jul 2012	#5
Polls show that a majority of NRA members	safeinOhio	Jul 2012	#6
Still doesn't change the fact that people would flock to the NRA.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Jul 2012	#7
It would only make	safeinOhio	Jul 2012	#10
Considering that even polls	xxenderwigginxx	Jul 2012	#12
LOL	bongbong	Jul 2012	#32
well	xxenderwigginxx	Jul 2012	#33
Yes	bongbong	Jul 2012	#34
Do you have evidence for that claim? nt	Reasonable_Argument	Jul 2012	#35
PROVE IT!	bongbong	Jul 2012	#38
Two wrongs don't make a right friend nt	Reasonable_Argument	Jul 2012	#39
LOL	bongbong	Jul 2012	#40
So	Reasonable_Argument	Jul 2012	#42
No	bongbong	Jul 2012	#44
This message was self-deleted by its author	friendly_iconoclast	Jul 2012	#47
That claim is the "Bigfoot" of gun control. Many claim it, but can't seem to provide any evidence.	friendly_iconoclast	Jul 2012	#46
You got any proof of this wild conspiracy theory of yours?	rl6214	Jul 2012	#50
gun-religion	bongbong	Jul 2012	#54
Yep it's a grand conspiracy	Reasonable_Argument	Jul 2012	#59
Ho Ho Ho	bongbong	Jul 2012	#60
Yeah, they were all sent here by the NRA	rl6214	Jul 2012	#67
Holy shit, I thought conspiracy theories were not allowed on DU	rl6214	Jul 2012	#48
An exception is apparently made in regards to gun rights nt	Reasonable_Argument	Jul 2012	#49
They're allowed...	Llewlladdwr	Jul 2012	#66
If they want it	pipoman	Jul 2012	#13
The poll cited	melm00se	Jul 2012	#15
most of the polls like that I have seen	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#22
That's not unreasonable.	krispos42	Jul 2012	#45
Gun show loophole?	xxenderwigginxx	Jul 2012	#8
More gun culture obfuscation.	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#11
More emotional epitaph with no facts to support your position.	xxenderwigginxx	Jul 2012	#14
So let me get it straight	eagle308us	Jul 2012	#19
No, I don't think that. I do think many in the gun culture would like that. I also think most in	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#23
Canadian gun owners enjoy that	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#26
I don't want that	eagle308us	Jul 2012	#27
I think one needs to go through FFL.	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#30
You keep on dreaming	rl6214	Jul 2012	#53
Every gun I have ever sold has gone thru an FFL	rl6214	Jul 2012	#52
Pics or it didn't happen. ;) n/t	ErikO	Jul 2012	#56
Obfuscation (or beclouding) is the hiding of intended meaning in communication, making communication	rl6214	Jul 2012	#51
Simple, RL, he puts "Gun show loophole" in Title, then responds to something entirely different.	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#55
The OP included internet sale	sarisataka	Jul 2012	#61
The guy I replied to said loophole.	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#62
The last word of the preceding sentence	sarisataka	Jul 2012	#63
Use an FFL and you got what ya want.	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#64
let's deconstruct this article a bit shall we?	melm00se	Jul 2012	#17
The 40% figure is wrong. Bloomberg can't read research articles.	aikoaiko	Jul 2012	#20
The 40% has been floating around as the number of transfers via private sale	petronius	Jul 2012	#37
The data, I believe, come from a Cook and Ludwig study.	aikoaiko	Jul 2012	#41
An easy step by step guide.	Callisto32	Jul 2012	#21
Fuck Bloomberg, his armed bodyguards, and the horse he rode in on	slackmaster	Jul 2012	#24
Such insightful commentary!	Kolesar	Jul 2012	#28
How about this? Fuck Bloomberg and..	MicaelS	Jul 2012	#36
FMB	ileus	Jul 2012	#25
So does Bloomberg want to ban protruding handgrips and full size rifle/pistol mags, or does he not?	benEzra	Jul 2012	#29
Says the man with a private army for protection.	Remmah2	Jul 2012	#31
Stop pushing over the top emotion-based gun control laws	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#43
Why isn't Bloomberg in jail for straw purchases?	ErikO	Jul 2012	#57
1%ers don't go to jail.	ileus	Jul 2012	#58
Easiest way to de-fang the NRA...	HALO141	Jul 2012	#65

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