Comments on: Gun sales http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/06/06/gun_sales/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:09:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bob http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/06/06/gun_sales/comment-page-1/#comment-87796 Bob Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:33:52 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/06/06/gun_sales/#comment-87796 "In 2005, Americans purchased 4.7 million new guns, the NSSF said, bringing the estimated total of citizen-owned guns to 290 million. These are legal sales; the number of guns sold illegally is not known." The number of "illegal" sales would be pretty much irrelevant to the total number of guns unless they want to claim that there are significant number of "smuggled" guns entering the country or that closely watched U.S. based manufacturers are make significant numbers of guns "off book". While the numbers appear neutral, the tone of the article seems to be anti-gun. “In 2005, Americans purchased 4.7 million new guns, the NSSF said, bringing the estimated total of citizen-owned guns to 290 million. These are legal sales; the number of guns sold illegally is not known.”

The number of “illegal” sales would be pretty much irrelevant to the total number of guns unless they want to claim that there are significant number of “smuggled” guns entering the country or that closely watched U.S. based manufacturers are make significant numbers of guns “off book”.

While the numbers appear neutral, the tone of the article seems to be anti-gun.

]]> By: ben http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/06/06/gun_sales/comment-page-1/#comment-87794 ben Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:50:49 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/06/06/gun_sales/#comment-87794 <i>the nation’s fascination with firearms is not fading despite concerns raised by gun-control advocates.</i> Oh brother. the nation’s fascination with firearms is not fading despite concerns raised by gun-control advocates.

Oh brother.

]]> By: Rustmeister http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/06/06/gun_sales/comment-page-1/#comment-87786 Rustmeister Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:29:13 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/06/06/gun_sales/#comment-87786 It would be nice to see this reported by ABC/CBS/NBC. It would be nice to see this reported by ABC/CBS/NBC.

]]> By: chris http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/06/06/gun_sales/comment-page-1/#comment-87785 chris Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:15:18 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/06/06/gun_sales/#comment-87785 This is great. I like to see firearms manufacturers spending their resources on R & D and marketing and not litigation. This also shows that our sport, hobby, pursuit, etc. is no fringe matter. This is great.

I like to see firearms manufacturers spending their resources on R & D and marketing and not litigation.

This also shows that our sport, hobby, pursuit, etc. is no fringe matter.

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