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Why Data On Guns Can’t Be Trusted
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David Williamson
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The Umpqua Community College shooting has raised questions about the number of guns in the U.S. But data on this subject are unreliable.
Here’s why:
U.S. law explicitly prohibits law enforcement agencies from collecting or releasing statistics that could provide an accurate picture of gun ownership. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is barred from releasing gun traces to the public and can’t require gun dealers to turn over inventories. The FBI, which is in charge of federal background checks, is required to destroy purchaser records within 24 hours.
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PHORTO
(10/6/2015)
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"[H]e said there were enough guns in the U.S. for every man, woman and child."
Good. That means we're doing our job.
"...false rumors that Obama was making plans to take away guns from private citizens."
False rumors? Really? Obama constantly points to Australia, which did just that, as a policy to emulate.
These liberal ninnies are just beyond belief. |
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