On 4/21/04 11:38 AM, "Barbara Lickness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: the fact > that we have over 200,000,000 hand guns on the streets > of the U.S. you create a fabulous opportunity and > supermarket for rampant criminal activity.
According to the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Affairs, there are over 200 million privately owned firearms in the United States. There are 60-65 million gun owners: of these, 30-35 million own handguns. http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=83 The Canada Firearms Centre states that, "In the U.S., there are approximately 222 million firearms; 76 million of the firearms in circulation are handguns". http://www.cfc-ccaf.gc.ca/en/research/other_docs/notes/canus/default.asp Neal Krasnoff Loring Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
