On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 06:57:53 -0700, George Plimpton
wrote:

[followups vandalism by ****bag repaired]

On 9/5/2013 6:32 AM, deep wrote:
On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 22:06:31 -0700, "max headroom"
wrote:

Bill Shatzer wrote in :

RD Sandman wrote:

deep wrote in :

Howzabout we post the names of everyone who DOESN'T own any guns?

Okay. That way the neighbors would know whose house it was safe to
let your kids play in or whose house you could knock on their door to
ask your neighbors a question without getting shot.

Or which ones to burgle without getting shot.

Or which ones likely have guns to steal. Guns are valuable items on the
hot goods circuit - much easier to dispose of for a decent price than a
toaster oven and much easier to cart away than a 54" LCD TV.

It's a dumb burglar who can't figure out whether anyone's home before
breaking in.

And it's an exceptionally smart one who can defeat a decent gun safe.

Most people don't have their guns in safes

Cite.

Assuming you're serious, there are many surveys that document this.
Here's one:

"1.4 million homes with 2.6 million children--stored firearms in a
manner most accessible to children. In contrast, 39% of these families
kept firearms locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition."

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi.../AJPH.90.4.588

Here's another small study:

http://mentalhealth.about.com/librar.../blguns501.htm

Most of the studies done on this subject are self-reported, which, as
you know, will be biased heavily toward the "responsible" response.
The number of homes that have gun safes probably is much lower than
the numbers in those reports, and even those numbers tell you that
it's less than half.

BTW, cut the cross-posting crap. Nobody here appreciates it.

--
Ed Huntress