Tag: statistics

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Handguns Increasingly Bought for Home Security

New study points to popularity of handguns.

The New York Times just posted an article examining gun ownership in the United States. The article was in response to the study we posted about  that said just 3% of Americans say that they own nearly half of the nation's guns. The study reports that handguns make…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Sacramento County Gun Sales Increase 406 Percent

Sacramento County Annual Gun Sales Increase 406 Percent

Some California residents continue to buy firearms at an unprecedented rate.

Data recently released by the California Department of Justice indicate that Sacramento County residents continue to buy firearms at an unprecedented rate. Over the past 15 years, annual gun sales increased 406 percent in Sacramento County. No other area in California experienced a larger jump. Each year…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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September 2016 Gun Background Checks Highest on Record

September Gun Background Checks Highest Yet

The "war on guns" doesn't seem to be doing much good.

Numbers are being released that show September 2016 gun background checks were the highest on record. According to FBI stats, firearm-related background checks conducted this September were higher than any other September on record, which goes back to 1998. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) through…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Rifles' Responsibility in Murders Exaggerated

Rifles’ Responsibility in Murders Exaggerated

Banning assault rifles will not reduce murder rate.

Rifles are targeted when discussing gun control because they are often viewed as the driving force behind murders. That is untrue. Most debates concerning gun control focus on banning assault weapons, which rifles are considered. The problem is that even if assault weapons are banned, that will…
Posted 8 years ago
By Jack Hardy
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Wired Says We Have a Gun Addiction

There are other ways to look at the numbers.

Yesterday, Wired magazine published an article called "America's Got a Gun Addition. These Numbers Prove It." I bet you can think of other ways to interpret these numbers, as I did. Here goes. 1. More than 11 million firearms are manufactured in the US each year. Our…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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September 2016 Gun Background Checks Highest on Record

Permitted Gun Owners Are More Law Abiding Than Police

A new report shows CCW permit holders are the most law abiding group.

There are, of course, news reports out there of gun owners acting irresponsibly. We wish that wasn't the case, but once in a while when you hear about a report like the one out of North Carolina of a man who was carrying a concealed…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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