FACT CHECK: A tired old gun stat still in service

[koalabear]

Even in its heyday, the statistic wasn't the kind you could count on.

A finding that 30 percent to 40 percent of guns changed hands outside the background-check system was, at best, a rough guide post in the murky gun-ownership universe.

At least it was fresh.

To hear them talk, you'd think it was born yesterday, rather than 20 years ago.

OBAMA, on Jan. 16: "It's time for Congress to require a universal background check for anyone trying to buy a gun. The law already requires licensed gun dealers to run background checks.... But it's hard to enforce that law when as many as 40 percent of all gun purchases are conducted without a background check."

In contending that 40 percent of gun transfers are conducted by private sellers, often "at gun shows and on the Internet," the mayors stretched a thin claim even thinner in their statement Tuesday.



http://news.yahoo.com/fact-check-tired-old-gun-stat-still-172135136.html

 

[Adre]

Are you koalified to talk about anything besides guns? You must be a gas at a dinner party.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

That would depend on who is invited to dinner.


Based on my own collection, I'd guess the figure to be more like 15-20% are private party sales.

 

[Sean]

The limp penis brigade are still quoting the liar John Lott's made up "research" to back up their ludicrous claims.

 

[koalabear]

Are you koalified to talk about anything besides guns? You must be a gas at a dinner party.

The limp penis brigade are still quoting the liar John Lott's made up "research" to back up their ludicrous claims.

^^ There's two of them now.

 

[WeedSmoke420]

interesting * CLICKS *

 

[Wat_Tyler]

 

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[koalabear]

Notice no one uses the Mexicans killed by USA guns line any more. Wonder why.

 

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