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In reply to the discussion: Pew Research Admits Flaw in Poll Used to Attack Strong Gun Control Laws [View all]hack89
(39,171 posts)8. It is a disingenuous chart
But you know that.
And no. I don't believe in shooting people.
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Pew Research Admits Flaw in Poll Used to Attack Strong Gun Control Laws [View all]
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
OP
I know you folk hate that chart so I put it up...... even though it is totally unrelated to gun control.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#2
It is so in your face true and irrefutable and horrible it is hard to say much, I get it.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#9
OP fails to adjust for population growth, deceptive chart shows only total deaths.
NYC_SKP
Dec 2014
#16
The headline seems to overstate what Pew actually 'admitted' - it's not a perfect
petronius
Dec 2014
#12
A per capita chart and a whole numbers chart are not tweaks, they are different charts.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#18
Well then you should speak to a mod about the article as you describe it, is there one around?
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#20
More from PEW: Good news, progress for progressive gun rights supporters! From the OP sources!
NYC_SKP
Dec 2014
#22
The ownership numbers are suspect. People unlikely to self-report ownership, distrustful of Gov.
NYC_SKP
Dec 2014
#25
In 1973 when the survey was taken that showed 49% of people had a firearm in their ...
spin
Dec 2014
#29
Sorry, but the only weird logic here is yours if you think you have freedom of speech on this site.
GGJohn
Jan 2015
#46
PS, what are the self-reported rates for illicit drug ownership? Kinky porn ownership?
NYC_SKP
Dec 2014
#27
Notice how gun fun men reject all facts, which are all facts, contrary to their set in metal beliefs,
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#28
The OP is quite willing to accept poll results without question- when he *agrees* with the results:
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
#36
Notice how Gallup survey shows 2014 has lowest number of "no guns in home" reponses in 20 years?
NYC_SKP
Dec 2014
#31
You mean now today ownership is higher than in 1983, and many recent years also, that "trend"?
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#32