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peggysue2

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14. A rough estimate of gun owners in the US is . . .

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 07:35 PM

Feb 2018

75 million. The NRA boasts of a 5 million membership base. That's less than 10 percent of the gun owners in the country, the majority of whom support sensible gun regulation.

This is a case where a clear minority is setting the agenda.

The truly chilling estimate is from the CDC and FBI: there is an estimated 300+ million guns in circulation, nearly 1 for every man, woman and child in the US.

Dana Loesch's 'fellowship of gun owners' is a gigantic crock.

But I think most here knew that.

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Yes. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #2

And that, of course would be the NRA.. Permanut Feb 2018 #3

More shit that be cray. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2018 #4

that is it exactly KT2000 Feb 2018 #5

several years ago, I envisioned a cartoon....... lastlib Feb 2018 #6

They wish.. czarjak Feb 2018 #7

This political cartoon is spot on - guns/surrounding industry are BIG MONEY and NRA will iluvtennis Feb 2018 #8

Because we tried this experiment and failed cungar2000 Feb 2018 #9

Agree iluvtennis Feb 2018 #11

Yes it's true, but it would have been so much easier FakeNoose Feb 2018 #15

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I know. :( NastyRiffraff Feb 2018 #12

Witness the GA Lt. Gov's threat to Delta Air Lines Fritz Walter Feb 2018 #13

A rough estimate of gun owners in the US is . . . peggysue2 Feb 2018 #14

k&r n/t lordsummerisle Feb 2018 #16