Major survey shows gun ownership declining (GSS, Univ of Chicago NORC)

Associated Press ^ | Mar 9, 2015 6:27 PM EDT | Emily Swanson

[Olog-hai]

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 . . .

[Scrambler Bob]

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.

[digger48]

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?

[FlingWingFlyer]

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.

[skeeter]

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

[Spktyr]

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.

[SauronOfMordor]

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

[GOPJ]

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

[Red_Devil 232]

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

[smokingfrog]

Nice try ..

[taildragger]

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 ;-)

[Olog-hai]

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

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

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

[Iron Munro]

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.

[Vermont Lt]

Yeah, I sold one of my handguns this year. I still have plenty.

[Olog-hai]

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

[mountainlion]

Ruger sells their millionth gun earlier each year. 80 guns in 100 households sounds like a good start.

[BenLurkin]

Sounds to me like the Americans are stockpiling.

The jerks who support the Statists are drawing down.

[richardb72]

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/

[Leaning Right]

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.