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   RD Sandman  wrote in   
   news:XnsA307659A4671DHopewell@216.196.121.131:   
      
   > That study was actuallydone in 1994.  It was released in 1997.  In it   
   > were 251 people   
   >   
   > "The basis for the claim is a 1997 report from professors Cook and Jens   
   > Ludwig for the National Institute of Justice. The authors concluded that   
   > "approximately 60 percent of gun acquisitions involved [federally   
   > licensed firearms dealers] and hence were subject to Federal regulations   
   > on such matters as out-of-State sales, criminal history checks, and   
   > record keeping." They similarly concluded in a more detailed report   
   > published earlier that year that "approximately 60 to 70 percent of gun   
   > acquisitions occur in the primary market" from a licensed dealer.   
   >   
   > Both of those statements were based on a single 1994 telephone survey on   
   > private gun ownership conducted by the Police Foundation and funded by   
   > the Justice Department. The survey asked the 251 participants who had   
   > acquired guns in the previous two years, "Was the person you acquired   
   > this gun from a licensed firearm dealer?" The answer choices were "yes,"   
   > "probably was/think so," "probably not," "no/definitely not," "don't   
   > know" and refuse to report. Cook and Ludwig found that 64.3 percent of   
   > those surveyed (Table 3.14) said that they had purchased or traded for a   
   > gun that came from a licensed dealer or "probably" did. The 40 percent   
   > figure comes from assuming that the remaining 35.7 percent - which has   
   > been rounded up - did not."   
      
   I have to say that if someone called me and started asking me questions   
   about my guns I would probably hang up on them.   
      
   Do these frigging idiots have a clue?   
      
   --   
   When the government is no longer constrained by the laws of the land, then   
   neither are the people.   
      
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