1.34 million gun background checks done in October. On target for 15.7 million in 2011!!

[Logical]

At least 1.34 million guns sold in October! It was the 9th biggest month in the history of the NICS system since it was implemented in 1998!

Maybe more, because some background checks equal more than one gun sold. And many states do not require background checks for CCW license holders. This also does not count private sales that bypass the NICS system.

More armed Americans than ever and the crime and murder rate continues to fall!

And now Illinois is the only state does does now allow CCW. This means Wisconsin citizens will now be able to defend themselves against criminals who will always find a way to obtain gun illegally!

Once us Democrats stop fighting this, the sooner the GOP and NRA can stop using it against us!

The bad guys will ALWAYS have guns. Why would anyone want to prevent the good guys from having them?

[Skittles]

1. they made sure the bad guys could easily get guns

now the good guys need to have them to protect from the bad guys - yeah - nice

[Logical]

2. Who is "THEY"? So what is your solution to fixing your perceived problem?

[Dr_Scholl]

3. I guess you missed the part about crime at historic lows.

n/t

[Skittles]

no

but I did hear it was due to legalized abortion

[spin]

7. Actually you are more right than you realize ...

Our own government allowed firearms to walk into criminal hands during operations "Wide Receiver" and "Fast and Furious". Numerous laws were bypassed or ignored and the results have been deaths both in the United States and in Mexico.

Operation Fast and Furious http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fast_and_Furious

Documents Reveal Reactions to Disputed A.T.F. Investigations in Arizonahttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/us/atfs-operation-wide-receiver-sent-illegal-guns-to-mexico.html

[Lurks Often]

4. Oh noes!!!

That must mean there will be blood on the streets and more and more people wandering around with two, three even FOUR guns sticking out!!!!!!

:evilgrin:

:sarcasm:

[rfranklin]

5. You sound like the PR guy for the NRA...

every child should have a gun in their lunchbox! That would deter those school shooters.

[Logical]

8. So you think "No Gun" zones work against criminals? I look forward to your answer!

[rfranklin]

18. There was no mention of "no gun zones" in the OP...

do you have trouble concentrating?

[Logical]

19. Yes, on your nonsensical posts I do.

[burf]

12. You might be on to something.

When I was in high school, a lot of us carried shotguns in our cars to go duck hunting after classes. Nobody ever got shot. There may have been a few physical altercations after school but nobody ever pulled a gun.

Maybe mandatory gun safety could be added to the curriculum and then the children could put those guns in the lunchbox to good use.

[rfranklin]

6. Itchy trigger finger...this is a dupe

[burf]

9. How many of the top months are from this year?

Have you got the stats for that? I remember a post a while back that Sep (IIRC) was a real busy month also. Thanks.

[Logical]

11. Here is the link....

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/110711totalnicsbackgroundchecks.pdf

[burf]

13. thanks n/t

[rl6214]

10. Oh the backlash cometh.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Yipppeeee!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!

Exclamation marks are totally awesome!!!!!!!!

[Logical]

15. Thanks! Way under used IMO

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. Yeessss!!!!

You're exactly right!!!!!

[Logical]

17. Thank you!!! I'll send an invite to our club!!!