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billh58

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Thu Jul 10, 2014, 04:47 PM Jul 2014

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Maybe shenmue Jul 2014 #1
We can only hope, billh58 Jul 2014 #2
The market is saturated RobertEarl Jul 2014 #3
That is the reason billh58 Jul 2014 #4
+1 BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #5
20/80 rule jimmy the one Jul 2014 #7
How many gunz can one fondle or hang around their neck to walk into Target or Hoyt Jul 2014 #6

shenmue

(38,538 posts)
1. Maybe
Thu Jul 10, 2014, 04:55 PM
Jul 2014

people are just getting tired.

billh58

(6,642 posts)
2. We can only hope,
Thu Jul 10, 2014, 05:15 PM
Jul 2014

because I know that I am way past tired of the daily gun violence in this "civilized" country...

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
3. The market is saturated
Thu Jul 10, 2014, 05:48 PM
Jul 2014

The gun owners already have more guns than they know what to do with.

Plus, they can't afford any more guns, they spent all their extra $ on their guns.

billh58

(6,642 posts)
4. That is the reason
Thu Jul 10, 2014, 06:08 PM
Jul 2014

that the NRA and the right-wing gun lobby is attempting to market to the youth and female demographics now. They are running out of older, white, Tea Party males.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
5. +1
Thu Jul 10, 2014, 08:47 PM
Jul 2014

And with wages down and job loss in the highest areas of gun nuttery, who has the xtra cash laying around to buy that backup backup backup AK? I'm sure they'll start little AK funds when they're born though, because Bubba Joe Bob's gonna need his gun to scare off all them brown "criminals". Priorities!

jimmy the one

(2,718 posts)
7. 20/80 rule
Fri Jul 11, 2014, 10:38 AM
Jul 2014
Gun sales down at beginning of 2014.....
Robt Earl: The market is saturated ... The gun owners already have more guns than they know what to do with.

I think it's near the 20/80 rule of thumb, where 20% of the people own 80% of the fetish. Not exactly of course, but some figures which would fit this. (Not universal rule of thumb tho, cars exempt, but cars aren't a fetish but near a necessity).

So about 20% of adults own 80% of the firearms in America, or something like that, maybe even 25/80 or 30/80 - eighty% being the controlling figure.
And the gss survey said that gun ownership rates have fallen from about 35% to 25% since early 1990's coinciding with the drop in violent crime rates, while household gunownership rates dropped from ~45% to ~35%.
So while total national gunstock increases daily thru yearly, the guns are inordinately going to those 20% of gunnuts, with fewer new gunowners, while the vaster majority is staying smart & not getting them or getting rid of them. Yahoo!
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
6. How many gunz can one fondle or hang around their neck to walk into Target or
Thu Jul 10, 2014, 11:34 PM
Jul 2014

Chipotle? The NRA is working 24/7 to stir up gun sales.

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