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In reply to the discussion: Sale of Guns Soar Following Election [View all]X_Digger
(18,585 posts)83. *yawn* bad math..
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/1998_2012_Monthly_Yearly_Totals%201.pdf?
Average year-over-year for the same month increase in gun sales has held steady at 12-14%. Variation between months is more prevalent than any particular year- more guns are bought in the fall (hunting, christmas, etc) than in the spring.
Each year (including 2008), we buy about 13% more guns than the previous year.
And yet, crime in general, and specifically crime with guns, is at lows not seen since the late 60's (depending on which crime you measure.)
Average year-over-year for the same month increase in gun sales has held steady at 12-14%. Variation between months is more prevalent than any particular year- more guns are bought in the fall (hunting, christmas, etc) than in the spring.
Each year (including 2008), we buy about 13% more guns than the previous year.
And yet, crime in general, and specifically crime with guns, is at lows not seen since the late 60's (depending on which crime you measure.)
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Prices did come down by year 3 of Obama's first term, but no one considered it a burst bubble
aikoaiko
Nov 2012
#5
"Traditional hunting firearms are in normal supply and their prices have not doubled like the ones..
Ghost in the Machine
Nov 2012
#15
For me, personally, I just happen to enjoy shooting. I grew up around guns, was taught gun safety at
Ghost in the Machine
Nov 2012
#94
That is precisely what we should NOT want to see happening. There is no "gun bubble"...
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#92
Or a President of any color who said he'd like to reintroduce the AWB during a debate.
aikoaiko
Nov 2012
#6
Do you think its nuts to believe our President when he says he wants to reintroduce the AWB?
aikoaiko
Nov 2012
#9
"The M-14 was also a select fire battle rifle." Some were. Some weren't.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#68
There may not have been a select fire option on your M-14, but there was a select fire option on
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#50
The M-14 did not have a 3-round burst option. If you had a full-auto option, you simply took
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#52
Which of the following is an "assault weapon (and why) and which is a hunting rifle?
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#66
You've hunted all your life and "everyone has their own opinion"? My opinion is that experienced
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#32
The "term 'bullets' was used in" an "NRA magazine"? Cartridges are cartridges. Bullets are bullets.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#43
Maybe you too could participate by not locking threads that criticize your gun fetish or whatever
Hoyt
Nov 2012
#69
When I lock a thread as host it is because a clear majority of hosts supported the lock
aikoaiko
Nov 2012
#76
If you would get over your defensiveness you might see that I am asking a sincere question here.
renie408
Nov 2012
#74
In some parts of lower Michigan, one can only hunt deer with a handgun or shotgun
Kaleva
Nov 2012
#75
Why do you think (as you are so clearly insinuating) that s/he has any criminal intent...
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#78
One would assume, given the name, that it is a weapon designed to 'assault'; as opposed
renie408
Nov 2012
#63
Since you can't (or won't) define what you mean by "assault weapon", there's no way to discuss...
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#73
The election is not the issue. In a few days we'll be seeing news reports of increased sales...
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#90