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Major survey shows gun ownership declining (GSS, Univ of Chicago NORC)
Associated Press ^ | Mar 9, 2015 6:27 PM EDT | Emily Swanson

Posted on 03/09/2015 6:21:27 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The number of Americans who live in a household with at least one gun is lower than it’s ever been, according to a major American trend survey that finds the decline in gun ownership is paralleled by a reduction in the number of Americans who hunt.

According to the latest General Social Survey, 32 percent of Americans either own a firearm themselves or live with someone who does, which ties a record low set in 2010. That’s a significant decline since the late 1970s and early 1980s, when about half of Americans told researchers there was a gun in their household.

The General Social Survey is conducted by NORC, an independent research organization based at the University of Chicago, with money from the National Science Foundation. Because of its long-running and comprehensive set of questions about the demographics, behaviors and attitudes of the American public, it is a highly regarded source of data about social trends. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: banglist; generalsocialsurvey; gunownership; norc; nsf
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Yeah right; the big uptick in gun buying since 2009 and they claim this. Then again, the NSF, NORC and the rest of those leftists manufacture their “results” all the time . . .
1 posted on 03/09/2015 6:21:27 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

when about half of Americans told researchers there was a gun in their household. —

When they TOLD researchers...

Not any more.

Don’t tell anyone, not the Doctor, etc.

And be careful boating.


2 posted on 03/09/2015 6:24:07 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob
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To: Olog-hai

Do they count the millions of gun owners who tell pollsters that they are not gun owners because all of their guns were lost in tragic boat accidents?


3 posted on 03/09/2015 6:24:16 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Olog-hai

LOL! Sounds to me like the NARCs might want to look into what’s going on with the NORCs. Anybody who believes this garbage has been smoking too much bad weed.


4 posted on 03/09/2015 6:24:32 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Illegal aliens are far superior to Americans. - So say the 'RATS and RINOs.)
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To: Olog-hai

On the other hand, our lakes and reservoirs are filling up with guns accidentally lost in canoeing accidents.


5 posted on 03/09/2015 6:24:40 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Olog-hai

At this point, most people with brain cells realize answering ‘yes’ to a question involving ‘Do you own a firearm” is a really BAD idea.


6 posted on 03/09/2015 6:24:58 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Olog-hai

Their survey only records those households willing to tell some stranger on the phone about their guns.


7 posted on 03/09/2015 6:25:12 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: Olog-hai

Yeah, a stranger calls - and you tell him what guns you own... yep - that’s gonna happen.


8 posted on 03/09/2015 6:25:19 PM PDT by GOPJ (Obama on Hillary: "I did not have TEXT with that woman"... Freeper hoosiermama)
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To: Olog-hai

People are smart not to admit to a pole they own a firearm.


9 posted on 03/09/2015 6:26:00 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: Olog-hai

Nice try ..


10 posted on 03/09/2015 6:26:57 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: skeeter
On the other hand, our lakes and reservoirs are filling up with guns accidentally lost in canoeing accidents.

It will be a better show than "Swap Loggers" looking for all these treasures ;-)

11 posted on 03/09/2015 6:27:12 PM PDT by taildragger (It's Cruz, Pence, or Walker. Anything else is a Yugo with Racing Stripes....)
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To: Scrambler Bob; All

Not like there weren’t enough red flags in the media.


12 posted on 03/09/2015 6:27:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: skeeter

Our local lakes are referred to as IRON BOTTOM SOUND I II III IV and V.


13 posted on 03/09/2015 6:27:41 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Olog-hai

What Households?

A high rise government project building stuffed with pigeon-hole apartments occupied by one female and a half dozen kids by various unknown sperm donors might rate as a household in a government survey but is meaningless in this context.


14 posted on 03/09/2015 6:28:14 PM PDT by Iron Munro
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Yeah, I sold one of my handguns this year. I still have plenty.


15 posted on 03/09/2015 6:28:40 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (When you are inclined to to buy storage boxes, but contractor bags instead.)
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To: Iron Munro

Never mind “head of household” still being on the tax form.


16 posted on 03/09/2015 6:29:09 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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Ruger sells their millionth gun earlier each year. 80 guns in 100 households sounds like a good start.
17 posted on 03/09/2015 6:29:36 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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Sounds to me like the Americans are stockpiling.

The jerks who support the Statists are drawing down.


18 posted on 03/09/2015 6:29:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Olog-hai

If you want an explanation for why that survey is meaningless go see this:

http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2013/11/problems-with-using-the-general-social-survey-to-measure-gun-ownership/


19 posted on 03/09/2015 6:29:57 PM PDT by richardb72
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I still have plenty.

I assume you mean that you had plenty at one time, but they were all lost in a canoe tipping accident caused by global warming.

20 posted on 03/09/2015 6:37:29 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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