Mike at Sworn Enemy finds a report from a Gallup survey that says gun ownership has fallen from 47% of homes in 2000 to just 40% in 2004.
This hit me as a shock, because I know that gun sales skyrocketed in the year after September 11th. As did applications for Concealed Pistol Licenses.
So I ask your opinion, is this the truth or is it a tactic that shows people don’t trust pollsters, and therefore, the government when it comes to their guns?
I don’t generally respond to surveys in general. I’d take a look at the sales figues for guns, if possible. I think that would probably be a more reliable indicator.
I’d have to say: “Got it in one.” (tactic)
This is a trick. I’d have to bet that the poll questions were worded differently, but I also bet that insufficient protection against the information being passed on was given, leading to an inaccurate poll.
Sort of like polling people on “when did you stop beating your wife?”