>The data also showed that 39 percent of U.S. households now own guns, an increase from 32 percent in 2016.
I'd like to know the methodology that leads to that conclusion. Unless they are making some seriously handwavey assumptions in the absence of a 1:1 binding of individual/household to gun purchase which is technically illegal for the Government to maintain.
(Though not really because it's likely a third-party that is doing the aggregation that the government would never think of peeping a look at I'm sure.)
Although, I'd still like to know how "required FBI background check", which I bet all are tracked and cross-referencable with the requestor, thereby giving a synthetic key to "gun purchase" does not translate to database of potential gun owners.
Really wish these types of thoughts would stop occurring to me, I only have so much room for research projects in my head. >_<
I'd like to know the methodology that leads to that conclusion. Unless they are making some seriously handwavey assumptions in the absence of a 1:1 binding of individual/household to gun purchase which is technically illegal for the Government to maintain.
(Though not really because it's likely a third-party that is doing the aggregation that the government would never think of peeping a look at I'm sure.)
Although, I'd still like to know how "required FBI background check", which I bet all are tracked and cross-referencable with the requestor, thereby giving a synthetic key to "gun purchase" does not translate to database of potential gun owners.
Really wish these types of thoughts would stop occurring to me, I only have so much room for research projects in my head. >_<