[DeTomaso] NPC Anybody that owns a gun or wants to continue to own a gun needs to read this! NOW!!

[Christopher Kimball]

OK, I hate to get into controversies, but hey, I'll bet there are far more deaths and maimings from car accidents than guns.  

If someone had driven a car into President Reagan, would there be a huge outcry to outlaw cars?  In fact, a speeding car crashing into a crowded shopping center could easily kill more people than a lone gunman with a pistol.

To be specific; there are currently 247,000,000 passenger vehicles in the USA according to a 2007 D.O.T. study.  In 2009, there were approximately 34,000 traffic deaths in this Country.

There are 235,000,000 handguns in the USA.  There are approximately 29,000 hand-gun related deaths each year (give or take a few), and about 17,000 are suicides (which, arguably, would occur via some other way if handguns weren't available).

Nevertheless, even counting suicides, there is approximately one gun-related death for every 8,103 guns in this country, and one traffic death for every 7,265 cars owned.

Let's outlaw cars!

Chris

> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:51:28 -0400
> From: fresnofinches at aol.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Anybody that owns a gun or wants to continue to own a gun needs to read this! NOW!!
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> Gun shows are found in many cities throughout the year.
> Many states have no gun sale regulations. Those that do differ widely in their regulations.
> Vendors at gun shows may include both federally licensed and private sellers.
> Federally licensed sellers must adhere to federal regulations.
> Private sellers may or may not be required to follow regulations.
> Federally licensed sellers do leave a paper trail of sales and this can be monitored.
> Private sellers do not leave a paper trail.
> Laws and regulations can be followed, ignored or bypassed.
> 
> Doug stated "a federal study found that gun show sales account for only 2% of the guns used in crimes."
> This is laughably inaccurate. By default, any such study can only include recorded sales made at gun shows.
> Thus it omits most private gun sales made at these shows. Likewise, it can only include crimes where the
> weapon is recovered by law enforcement; surely most crimes are not solved and no weapons are recovered.
> 
> Doug is correct when he says Federally licensed dealers must follow all regulations, including waiting period regulations,
> for all sales in retail locations or at gun shows. However, private sellers are not under such regulation in most states. 
> Private sellers may make their sales at gun shows, gun clubs, through the Internet or any other venue they may choose.
> Under most state laws, none of those sales are regulated. 
> 
> In 1981 President Reagan narrowly escaped being assassinated by a lone gunman. His Press Secretary Jim Brady was
> not so fortunate, and suffered a devastating head wound from one of the shooter's exploding bullets. In response, the
> Brady Campaign and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence were created. Their Mission Statement is simply this:
> 
> 
>                          Weare devoted to creating an America free from gun violence, where allAmericans are safe at home, at school,
> at work, and in our communities.
> 
> On April 16, 2007 32 people were killed by a gunman at Virginia Tech. Colin Goddard was shot four times in that massacre
> but did survive. He has taken it upon himself to help assist in closing the gun show loophole. To this end he works with the
> Brady Campaign and visits gun shows carrying cash but no I.D. He easily purchases and leaves those shows with guns.
> 
> View his YouTube video here:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baPgr_tw79Q
> 
> Anyone who says there is not a gun sales loophole at gun shows (and many other locations) is either misinformed
> or not being honest.
> 
> Larry
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