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Its Me August 29th 18 05:52 PM

More NPR on guns
 
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/05/07/181998015/rate-of-u-s-gun-violence-has-fallen-since-1993-study-says

"In 2004 (the most recent year of data available), among state prison inmates who possessed a gun at the time of the offense, fewer than two percent bought their firearm at a flea market or gun show," according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. "About 10 percent of state prison inmates said they purchased it from a retail store or pawnshop, 37 percent obtained it from family or friends, and another 40 percent obtained it from an illegal source.."

Wait... what about that gun show loophole? Gun violence is down?

John H.[_5_] August 29th 18 06:17 PM

More NPR on guns
 
On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 09:52:06 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/05/07/181998015/rate-of-u-s-gun-violence-has-fallen-since-1993-study-says

"In 2004 (the most recent year of data available), among state prison inmates who possessed a gun at the time of the offense, fewer than two percent bought their firearm at a flea market or gun show," according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. "About 10 percent of state prison inmates said they purchased it from a retail store or pawnshop, 37 percent obtained it from family or friends, and another 40 percent obtained it from an illegal source."

Wait... what about that gun show loophole? Gun violence is down?


The 'problems' associated with the 'gun show loophole' are a great example of 'faux news'
perpetrated by the liberal media.


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